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En una varada involuntaria o embarrancada, ¿en qué caso podría ser aconsejable mover lateralmente a uno y otro lado el barco varado?When aground, when might rocking the boat from side to side help?
Show the answer
Correct answer: b) When aground on a muddy bottom.
Why it is correct
In mud, rocking breaks the suction. On rock it would damage the hull.
Why the others are not
- a) Useless.
- c) Damages the hull.
- d) Not always.
How to work it out in the exam
- Mud: rock her.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2021 · Convocatoria de julio · PER Test 1 · question 32 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2021 · Convocatoria de julio · PER Test 3 · question 30 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
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