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Si nos encontramos navegando de noche y visualizamos por la proa a un buque que, en el lugar más visible, exhibe 3 luces rojas en línea vertical, de acuerdo con la Regla 28 del RIPA, estará indicando que está:At night we see ahead a vessel showing, where best seen, 3 red lights in a vertical line. Under Rule 28 she is:
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Correct answer: c) Constrained by her draught.
Why it is correct
Three reds vertically mark a vessel constrained by draught. By day she shows a cylinder.
Why the others are not
- a) Two reds and anchor light.
- b) White light.
- d) Two reds.
How to work it out in the exam
- Three reds: draught.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2024 · Convocatoria de noviembre · PER Test 1 · question 20 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2024 · Convocatoria de noviembre · PER Test 3 · question 27 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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