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Un buque emite cinco pitadas cortas y rápidas; con ello indica que:A vessel sounds five short, rapid blasts; she indicates that:
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Correct answer: c) She doubts another nearby vessel’s manoeuvre
Why it is correct
Five or more short blasts show doubt whether the other is doing enough to avoid collision.
Why the others are not
- a) Four short.
- b) Three.
- d) It exists.
How to work it out in the exam
- Five short: doubt.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2020 · Convocatoria de e · PER Modelo A · question 25 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2020 · Convocatoria de e · PER Modelo B · question 27 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 34
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 34
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