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Elija la traducción adecuada: “The construction of lights and shapes and the installation of lights on board the vessel shall be to the satisfaction of the appropriate authority of the State whose flag the vessel is entitled to fly”.Choose the accurate Spanish translation of COLREG Rule 20(e) / Annex I: “The construction of lights and shapes and the installation of lights on board the vessel shall be to the satisfaction of the appropriate authority of the State whose flag the vessel is entitled to fly”:
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Correct answer: a) La construcción de luces y marcas, así como la instalación de luces a bordo del buque, se ajustarán a criterios que la autoridad competente del Estado cuyo pabellón tenga derecho a enarbolar el buque juzgue satisfactorios.
Why it is correct
In the official Spanish text of COLREG, 'whose flag the vessel is entitled to fly' translates as 'cuyo pabellón tenga derecho a enarbolar el buque' and 'shall be to the satisfaction of' as 'se ajustarán a criterios que… juzgue satisfactorios'.
Why the others are not
- b) Mistranslates 'is entitled to fly' ('tenga derecho a enarbolar') as 'tenga obligación'.
- c) Changes mandatory 'shall be' to optional 'se podrán ajustar' and swaps State and flag.
- d) Inserts 'en tránsito' and changes 'derecho' to 'obligación'.
How to work it out in the exam
- Whose flag the vessel is entitled to fly = cuyo pabellón tenga derecho a enarbolar el buque.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2021 · Convocatoria de febrero · CY Test 2 · question 33 Official paper · Official answer key
Pending instructor review. Machine translation, not reviewed.