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¿Cómo se denomina la capacidad de una embarcación para recuperar su posición de adrizado cuando se escora debido a la acción de fuerzas externas?:What is a boat’s ability to return upright when heeled by outside forces called?
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Correct answer: b) Transverse stability
Why it is correct
Transverse stability is the tendency to return upright after heeling. It depends on the metacentric height.
Why the others are not
- a) Righting is the action, not the ability.
- c) Not the term.
- d) It is the ability to float.
How to work it out in the exam
- Return upright: stability.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2026 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Modelo A · question 7 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2026 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Modelo B · question 8 Official paper · Official answer key
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