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Un buque a vela puede considerarse como tal cuando:A vessel counts as a sailing vessel when:
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Correct answer: a) She is under sail, provided any propelling machinery fitted is not being used.
Why it is correct
Rule 3 c): a sailing vessel is one under sail not using any propelling machinery.
Why the others are not
- b) With a sail up and the engine running, it counts as power-driven.
- c) How it is sailing counts, not how it was designed.
- d) Being a pleasure craft does not matter.
How to work it out in the exam
- Engine running means power-driven, even under sail.
Where this question comes from
- Región de Murcia · 2019 · 3ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 19 Official paper · Official answer key
- Región de Murcia · 2022 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 19 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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