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¿Qué es el francobordo de una embarcación?:What is a boat’s freeboard?

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Correct answer: b) The vertical distance amidships from the waterline to the top of the deck with watertight closures

Why it is correct

Freeboard is measured amidships, from water to watertight deck. It is the reserve buoyancy.

Why the others are not

  • a) That is draught.
  • c) An area, not a measure.
  • d) That is trim.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. Freeboard: water to deck.

Where this question comes from

Try it: Parts of a boat

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