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Un buque varado exhibirá de día:A vessel aground will show by day:
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Correct answer: c) Three balls in a vertical line.
Why it is correct
Rule 30 d) requires a vessel aground to show three balls in a vertical line.
Why the others are not
- a) Two balls: not under command.
- b) This is restricted in manoeuvre.
- d) One ball: at anchor.
How to work it out in the exam
- Count balls: one anchored, two not under command, three aground.
Where this question comes from
- Región de Murcia · 2017 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 19 Official paper · Official answer key
- Región de Murcia · 2018 · 3ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 27 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2015 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Modelo A · question 20 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 30
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 30
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