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Si observamos, de noche, un buque con, tres luces rojas todo horizonte en línea vertical además de las luces de navegación habituales, se trata de …At night we see a vessel showing three all-round red lights in a vertical line besides her usual navigation lights. It is:
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Correct answer: c) A power vessel constrained by her draught.
Why it is correct
Three reds in a line is a vessel constrained by draught. Remember “three reds, little water”.
Why the others are not
- a) Three greens.
- b) White over red.
- d) Red-white-red.
How to work it out in the exam
- Three reds: draught.
Where this question comes from
- Región de Murcia · 2022 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 24 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 28
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 28
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