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¿Qué nombre recibe la maniobra de largar o arriar cabo o cadena?What is the manoeuvre of letting out or lowering line or chain called?
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Correct answer: d) Paying out (“filar”).
Why it is correct
Paying out is letting out line or chain gradually. Heaving in is taking it in.
Why the others are not
- a) Raising the anchor.
- b) Taking in.
- c) Leaving.
How to work it out in the exam
- Let out: pay out.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2021 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 3 · question 3 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2021 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 5 · question 4 Official paper · Official answer key
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