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Una embarcación se encuentra con una corriente de proa de 3 nudos y en el GPS se lee una velocidad de 4 nudos, ¿cuál será el valor de la SOG en ese momento?A boat meets a current from ahead of 3 knots and the GPS reads a speed of 4 knots. What is the SOG at that moment?
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Correct answer: c) 4.
Why it is correct
SOG is speed over ground, which is what the GPS gives: 4 knots.
Why the others are not
- a) The GPS already includes the current.
- b) That is the current.
- d) That would be speed through the water.
How to work it out in the exam
- GPS: always over the ground.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2021 · Convocatoria de diciembre · PY Test 1 · question 22 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2021 · Convocatoria de diciembre · PY Test 3 · question 27 Official paper · Official answer key
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