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Un buque con capacidad de maniobra restringida de día, exhibirá:A vessel restricted in her ability to manoeuvre, by day, will show:
Show the answer
Correct answer: d) Three shapes: top and bottom balls, the middle one biconical.
Why it is correct
Rule 27 b) ii) requires three shapes in a vertical line: ball, diamond, ball. At night the same pattern appears in lights: red, white, red.
Why the others are not
- a) A cone, apex down, means sail plus engine.
- b) Two cones joined at the apexes mean fishing.
- c) Three balls mean a vessel aground.
How to work it out in the exam
- Link the patterns: ball-diamond-ball by day, red-white-red at night.
Where this question comes from
- Región de Murcia · 2018 · 3ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 26 Official paper · Official answer key
- Región de Murcia · 2019 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 24 Official paper · Official answer key
- Región de Murcia · 2022 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 24 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2015 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Modelo A · question 27 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2015 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Modelo B · question 18 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 27
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 27
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