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Un buque mercante y una embarcación de recreo, ambos de propulsión mecánica y a la vista, se cruzan en mar abierto con riesgo de abordaje. ¿Cuál debe mantenerse apartado de la derrota del otro?A merchant ship and a leisure boat, both power-driven and in sight, cross in open sea with risk of collision. Which keeps clear?
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Correct answer: c) The one with the other on her starboard side
Why it is correct
Between power vessels the crossing rule decides, not size. Whoever has the other to starboard gives way.
Why the others are not
- a) Size does not count.
- b) Size does not count.
- d) That one stands on.
How to work it out in the exam
- Crossing: starboard one stands on.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2023 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Modelo A · question 24 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2023 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Modelo B · question 26 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 15
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 15
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