Broaching and its Causes
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What can cause a vessel to broach due to wind action?

  • Excessive heeling caused by wave action
  • Sudden overpowered sails by a gust of wind (correct)
  • Sailing directly into the wind
  • Decrease in wind speed
  • When can both power and sailing vessels broach due to wave action?

  • When wave action reduces the effectiveness of the rudder (correct)
  • When traveling parallel to the direction of the waves
  • When the sails are suddenly overpowered by wind
  • When the vessel is moving directly against the wind
  • What is a broach in the context of vessel navigation?

  • An abrupt, involuntary change in a vessel's course towards the wind (correct)
  • The unintended surfacing of a submarine in deep water
  • The intentional turning of a vessel into the wind
  • A sudden decrease in wind speed causing loss of directional control
  • What may happen when a vessel loses control and broaches due to wave action?

    <p>The vessel may capsize due to rolling moment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an alternative meaning of broach in the context of submarine operation?

    <p>An unintended surfacing of a shallow-running submarine in a deep wave trough</p> Signup and view all the answers

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