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El traslado de un peso horizontalmente desde la línea de crujía hasta la banda de estribor de la embarcación provocará:Moving a weight horizontally from the centreline to starboard will cause:

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Correct answer: d) A heel to starboard, which could compromise stability.

Why it is correct

The boat heels towards the weight.

Why the others are not

  • a) A horizontal shift does not raise GM.
  • b) Less GM does not improve it.
  • c) That is the opposite.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. Weight to starboard, heel to starboard.

Where this question comes from

Regulations

Try it: Stability

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