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Un buque que navegue a vela, cuando además sea propulsado mecánicamente, está obligado a exhibir:A vessel proceeding under sail, when also being propelled by machinery, is obliged to show:
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Correct answer: d) A cone with its apex downwards, placed forward where it can best be seen.
Why it is correct
Rule 25 requires a cone, apex downwards, forward where it can best be seen.
Why the others are not
- a) Two balls mean not under command.
- b) That shape means a vessel engaged in fishing.
- c) The apex points down, and the shape goes forward.
How to work it out in the exam
- Under sail with the engine on it counts as a power vessel, and the inverted cone says so by day.
Where this question comes from
- Región de Murcia · 2019 · 3ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 27 Official paper · Official answer key
- Región de Murcia · 2020 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 26 Official paper · Official answer key
- Región de Murcia · 2021 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 25 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 25
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 25
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