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Navegamos con rumbo de aguja Sur constante en la bahía de Algeciras, y observamos que la enfilación popa-proa de nuestra embarcación va variando su proyección en tierra, ¿A qué se puede deber si navegamos en una zona sin corriente?:Steering a steady compass course South in Algeciras Bay, the boat’s fore-and-aft line drifts along the shore. With no current, the cause is:
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Correct answer: c) Leeway.
Why it is correct
With no current, what sets us off course is wind: leeway.
Why the others are not
- a) Fixed.
- b) No such thing.
- d) Fixed on heading.
How to work it out in the exam
- No current: leeway.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2024 · 1ª convocatoria · PY Módulo de navegación · question 3 Official paper · Official answer key
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