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¿Cómo deben actuar los buques de propulsión mecánica que se hallen en situación de vuelta encontrada?.How must power-driven vessels meeting head-on act?
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Correct answer: d) Both alter to starboard, leaving the other to port.
Why it is correct
Head-on, both turn to starboard and pass port to port. Length does not count.
Why the others are not
- a) Length does not count.
- b) Starboard.
- c) Length does not count.
How to work it out in the exam
- Head-on: both starboard.
Where this question comes from
- Región de Murcia · 2020 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 19 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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