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Durante una navegación nocturna, se observa una embarcación que exhibe dos luces en línea vertical: una roja sobre una verde, y además se distingue una luz de costado verde, ¿qué tipo de embarcación podría ser, según la Regla 25 de la Parte C. “Luces y Marcas” del RIPA?At night we see a vessel showing two lights in a vertical line, red over green, plus a green sidelight. Under Rule 25, it could be:
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Correct answer: d) A sailing vessel under way.
Why it is correct
Red over green at the masthead is an optional sailing-vessel light. Remember “red over green, sailing machine”.
Why the others are not
- a) White masthead.
- b) White over red.
- c) Green over white.
How to work it out in the exam
- Red over green: sail.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2025 · Convocatoria de noviembre · PER Test 2 · question 21 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2025 · Convocatoria de noviembre · PER Test 4 · question 27 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 25
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 25
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