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Un velero de 20 metros de eslora está fondeado. Durante el día debe exhibir:A 20-metre sailing boat is at anchor. By day it must show:
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Correct answer: a) A ball forward
Why it is correct
An anchored vessel shows a ball in the forward part.
Why the others are not
- b) That is a sailing vessel also using its engine.
- c) That is a vessel engaged in fishing.
- d) The exemption reaches only vessels under 7 metres in certain conditions.
How to work it out in the exam
- Anchored: one ball. Aground: three.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2022 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Modelo A · question 21 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2022 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Modelo B · question 23 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 30
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 30
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