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Una embarcación de recreo está pescando con caña, manteniéndose a la deriva con la máquina desembragada. Se trata de:A recreational boat is fishing with a rod, drifting with its engine out of gear. It is:
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Correct answer: d) A vessel under way
Why it is correct
A rod does not restrict manoeuvring, and the boat is not anchored or moored: it is under way.
Why the others are not
- a) A rod does not restrict its manoeuvring.
- b) It has no breakdown.
- c) It has no work that limits its manoeuvring.
How to work it out in the exam
- Under way: not anchored, not made fast to the shore, not aground.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2025 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Modelo A · question 22 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2025 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Modelo B · question 24 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 3
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 3
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