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Por efecto del viento una embarcación sufre un desplazamiento lateral, de forma que su dirección de avance no coincide con el rumbo verdadero. El ángulo que forman estas direcciones se denomina:Wind pushes a boat sideways, so her direction of travel differs from the true course. The angle between them is:
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Correct answer: a) Leeway.
Why it is correct
Sideways movement from wind is measured as leeway.
Why the others are not
- b) Current.
- c) Not the term.
- d) Deviation is compass.
How to work it out in the exam
- Side wind: leeway.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2023 · 2ª convocatoria · PY Módulo de navegación · question 8 Official paper · Official answer key
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