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Navegando de noche, queremos indicar a otra embarcación que está a la vista que vamos a caer a estribor. ¿Qué señal deberíamos emitir?At night we want to show another vessel in sight that we are turning to starboard. What signal do we make?
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Correct answer: a) One flash.
Why it is correct
Light signals match the blasts: one, starboard; two, port; three, astern.
Why the others are not
- b) That is port.
- c) That is astern.
- d) Not the signal.
How to work it out in the exam
- One flash: starboard.
Where this question comes from
- Región de Murcia · 2021 · 3ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 23 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 34
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 34
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