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Una embarcación que pretenda cruzar un DST lo hará:A boat intending to cross a traffic separation scheme will do so:
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Correct answer: c) As nearly perpendicular as possible to the direction of traffic.
Why it is correct
Rule 10 asks you to cross on a heading as near a right angle as possible, to spend little time there.
Why the others are not
- a) It may be crossed.
- b) That is the opposite of what the rule asks.
- d) Crossing means passing through that zone.
How to work it out in the exam
- Crossing: at a right angle.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2021 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Modelo A · question 22 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2021 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Modelo B · question 21 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 10
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 10
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