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Si nos encontramos de noche navegando con nuestra embarcación en una zona cercana a costa, y visualizamos únicamente dos luces rojas sobre una luz blanca en la misma vertical, de acuerdo con la Regla 30 del RIPA, debemos entender que se trata de:At night near the coast we see only two red lights above one white light in the same vertical line. Under Rule 30 it is:
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Correct answer: a) A 20-metre boat aground.
Why it is correct
A vessel aground under 50 metres shows her white anchor light and two all-round reds. A pilot would be white over red and a trawler green over white.
Why the others are not
- b) You would see one red sidelight.
- c) Green over white.
- d) White over red.
How to work it out in the exam
- Two reds and a white: aground.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2025 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 1 · question 27 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2025 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 3 · question 20 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 30
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 30
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