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Cuando el ancla está fuera de su lugar de estiba, colgada y dispuesta para fondear se dice que:When the anchor is out of its stowage, hanging and ready to let go, it is said to be:
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Correct answer: b) A-cockbill (a la pendura)
Why it is correct
A-cockbill is the anchor hanging ready to let go. Up and down is when the chain is vertical over the anchor.
Why the others are not
- a) The chain is vertical.
- c) It is said when weighing.
- d) It has left the bottom.
How to work it out in the exam
- Hanging ready: a-cockbill.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2018 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Modelo A · question 1 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2018 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Modelo B · question 4 Official paper · Official answer key
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