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Respecto al `gobierno con caña´, ¿cómo actúa en la pala del timón?With tiller steering, how does it act on the rudder blade?

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Correct answer: b) Putting the tiller to starboard swings the blade to port, and vice versa.

Why it is correct

The tiller is a lever: to starboard, the blade goes to port and the bow turns to port.

Why the others are not

  • a) Opposite.
  • c) That is the wheel.
  • d) Opposite.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. Tiller: the opposite way.

Where this question comes from

Try it: Propeller and rudder

Pending instructor review. Machine translation, not reviewed.