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Si de noche nos encontramos en nuestra embarcación arribando a puerto por un canal de entrada, y visualizamos por proa otra embarcación que muestra las luces de costado y en la parte alta del palo una luz blanca sobre otra luz roja, debemos entender que se trata de:At night entering port by a channel, we see ahead a boat showing sidelights and, high on the mast, a white light over a red one. It is:
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Correct answer: c) A pilot boat coming the opposite way.
Why it is correct
White over red is the pilot’s light. If we see both sidelights, she is coming towards us.
Why the others are not
- a) That is red over white.
- b) That is green over white.
- d) That is two reds.
How to work it out in the exam
- White over red: pilot.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2024 · Convocatoria de junio · PER Test 2 · question 26 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2024 · Convocatoria de junio · PER Test 4 · question 20 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 29
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 29
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