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Navegando de noche avistamos justo por la proa la luz de tope y las dos luces de costado de un buque de propulsión mecánica. ¿En qué situación nos encontramos?:At night we see dead ahead the masthead light and both sidelights of a power-driven vessel. What situation are we in?
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Correct answer: b) Head-on with risk of collision
Why it is correct
Seeing both sidelights and the masthead light right ahead is the definition of head-on. Both must turn to starboard.
Why the others are not
- a) In crossing you see one sidelight.
- c) Dead ahead means risk.
- d) They show head-on.
How to work it out in the exam
- Red, green and masthead ahead: head-on.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2023 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Modelo A · question 24 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2023 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Modelo B · question 18 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 14
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 14
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