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Un buque navegando por un canal angosto se aproxima a un recodo en donde la visión está obstaculizada y no pueden observarse otros buques. Deberá:A vessel in a narrow channel is approaching a bend where the view is obstructed and other vessels cannot be seen. It must:
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Correct answer: d) All the answers are correct
Why it is correct
You keep to the right of the channel, go with caution and sound a prolonged blast at the bend.
Why the others are not
- a) True, but not the only one.
- b) True, but not the only one.
- c) True, but not the only one.
How to work it out in the exam
- Blind bend: one prolonged blast, answered by another.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2016 · 3ª convocatoria · PER Modelo A · question 21 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2016 · 3ª convocatoria · PER Modelo B · question 23 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 9, 34
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 9, 34
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