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Si una embarcación de prácticos de 21 metros de eslora se va a desplazar, navegando por sus propios medios, a otro puerto para realizar labores de mantenimiento en la propia embarcación, siendo parte de la navegación en horario nocturno y sin realizarse durante el trayecto ningún servicio de practicaje, según la Regla 29 del RIPA, la embarcación exhibirá:A 21-metre pilot boat transits under her own power to another port for maintenance, partly at night, with no pilotage duty on the way. Under Rule 29 she shows:
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Correct answer: c) A masthead light, sidelights and a sternlight.
Why it is correct
Pilot lights are shown only on pilotage duty. Off duty she is lit as any power vessel of her length.
Why the others are not
- a) Only on duty.
- b) Only on duty.
- d) Order is white over red, and only on duty.
How to work it out in the exam
- Pilot off duty: normal lights.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2025 · Convocatoria de junio · PER Test 1 · question 26 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2025 · Convocatoria de junio · PER Test 2 · question 21 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 29
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 29
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