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Cinco o más pitadas o señales luminosas cortas y rápidas significan:Five or more short, rapid blasts or flashes mean:
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Correct answer: b) The other vessel’s intentions are not understood or are in doubt.
Why it is correct
Five or more short blasts express doubt about the other vessel’s intentions. It is an urgent wake-up call.
Why the others are not
- a) That is three.
- c) Not that.
- d) That is two.
How to work it out in the exam
- Five short: doubt.
Where this question comes from
- Región de Murcia · 2022 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 27 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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