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En caso de hombre al agua, en una embarcación a motor, ¿Qué haremos primero?:With a person overboard from a motor boat, what do we do first?
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Correct answer: c) Put the helm to the side where the person fell and throw them a lifebuoy.
Why it is correct
Putting the helm towards the side of the fall swings the propeller away from the person. And the lifebuoy goes at once.
Why the others are not
- a) The side matters, because of the propeller.
- b) Not enough: swing the stern away and throw the buoy.
- d) That would swing the propeller towards the person.
How to work it out in the exam
- Helm towards the casualty: the stern swings away.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2015 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Modelo A · question 8 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2015 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Modelo B · question 9 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2021 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Modelo A · question 8 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2021 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Modelo B · question 9 Official paper · Official answer key
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