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¿Cómo se denomina la operación de cobrar cabo o cadena de la línea de fondeo al levar anclas?What is the operation of hauling in line or chain when weighing anchor called?

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Correct answer: c) Heaving in (“virar”).

Why it is correct

Heaving in is taking in line or chain. Paying out is the reverse.

Why the others are not

  • a) Leaving port.
  • b) Letting out.
  • d) Letting go.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. Haul: heave. Let out: pay out.

Where this question comes from

Try it: Parts of a boat

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