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De día, desde nuestra embarcación deportiva a motor vemos por nuestro babor un barco con tres marcas en línea vertical: una bola, una marca bicónica y un bola. Existiendo riesgo de colisión, deberemos...By day, from our motor boat we see to port a vessel with three shapes in a vertical line: ball, diamond, ball. With risk of collision we must...
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Correct answer: b) Manoeuvre, since she is restricted in her ability to manoeuvre.
Why it is correct
Ball, diamond, ball is restricted in manoeuvring. A power vessel keeps clear of her even on the port side.
Why the others are not
- a) She has priority.
- c) Not always.
- d) Three short is astern.
How to work it out in the exam
- Ball-diamond-ball: keep clear.
Where this question comes from
- Región de Murcia · 2021 · 3ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 22 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 18, 27
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 18, 27
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