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Una embarcación de recreo está dando alcance a un buque mercante. ¿Quién debe mantenerse apartado de la derrota del otro?A recreational boat is overtaking a merchant ship. Which one must keep out of the other’s way?
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Correct answer: a) The recreational boat
Why it is correct
Rule 13 always obliges the overtaking vessel to keep clear, whatever vessel it is.
Why the others are not
- b) The side does not count when overtaking.
- c) The merchant ship is being overtaken.
- d) The side does not count when overtaking.
How to work it out in the exam
- The overtaking vessel keeps clear. No exceptions.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2016 · 3ª convocatoria · PER Modelo A · question 22 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2016 · 3ª convocatoria · PER Modelo B · question 25 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 13
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 13
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