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¿Qué ocurrirá si en nuestra embarcación damos máquina avante con el esprín de proa dado a tierra?.What happens if we go ahead with the bow spring made fast ashore?

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Correct answer: c) The stern moves off the quay.

Why it is correct

The bow spring holds the bow. Going ahead, the bow closes and the stern opens.

Why the others are not

  • a) Ahead, held.
  • b) It closes.
  • d) The spring stops it.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. Ahead on bow spring: stern opens.

Where this question comes from

Try it: Propeller and rudder

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