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Si un buque de 40 metros de eslora muestra únicamente una luz blanca todo horizonte en la parte de proa y otra luz blanca todo horizonte en la popa a una altura inferior a la de proa, debemos entender que:If a 40-metre vessel shows only an all-round white light forward and another aft, lower than the forward one, we understand that:
Show the answer
Correct answer: a) She is at anchor and her lights are correct in kind, number and position.
Why it is correct
Under 50 metres one white suffices, but two may be shown. The forward one must be higher.
Why the others are not
- b) Aft is lower.
- c) The limit is 50 m.
- d) It adds two reds.
How to work it out in the exam
- Anchor: forward higher.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2024 · Convocatoria de junio · PER Test 1 · question 27 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2024 · Convocatoria de junio · PER Test 3 · question 19 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 30
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 30
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