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El vector resultante entre el rumbo y velocidad de superficie, por un lado, y el rumbo e intensidad horaria de la corriente, es:The resultant vector of course and speed through the water, plus the current’s set and rate, is:
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Correct answer: a) Effective course and speed.
Why it is correct
Adding the boat’s vector and the current’s gives effective course and speed. That is progress over ground.
Why the others are not
- b) No current included.
- c) Not a term.
- d) Not compass.
How to work it out in the exam
- Boat + current = effective.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2023 · Convocatoria de noviembre · PY Test 1 · question 24 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2023 · Convocatoria de noviembre · PY Test 2 · question 21 Official paper · Official answer key
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