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Vamos con arrancada avante, con timón a la vía y con una hélice levógira o de giro a la izquierda. Si damos máquinas atrás, la POPA caerá:We have way on ahead, with the rudder amidships and a left-handed propeller. If we go astern, the STERN will fall:
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Correct answer: b) To starboard
Why it is correct
Going astern with a left-handed propeller, the stern falls to starboard.
Why the others are not
- a) The key gives no change of side.
- c) That happens with a right-handed propeller.
- d) The key gives no change of side.
How to work it out in the exam
- Astern: left-handed, stern to starboard; right-handed, stern to port.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2020 · 3ª convocatoria · PER Modelo A · question 28 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2020 · 3ª convocatoria · PER Modelo B · question 29 Official paper · Official answer key
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