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Un buque no dedicado normalmente a operaciones de remolque, no está obligado a exhibir las luces prescritas por la regla 24 del RIPA:A vessel not normally engaged in towing need not show Rule 24 lights:
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Correct answer: b) True only for good reason, when towing a vessel in need of help.
Why it is correct
If a non-tug tows a vessel in distress, she may omit full towing lights. She must show it some other way, such as lighting the towline.
Why the others are not
- a) Only with good reason.
- c) Not area-based.
- d) There is an exception.
How to work it out in the exam
- Emergency tow: exception.
Where this question comes from
- Región de Murcia · 2020 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 22 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 24
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 24
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