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Si un buque durante una maniobra en condición de visibilidad normal emite una pitada correspondiente a 2 pitadas cortas, está queriendo indicarIf a vessel manoeuvring in normal visibility sounds 2 short blasts, it means:
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Correct answer: c) I am altering my course to port
Why it is correct
Two short blasts mean “I am altering my course to port”.
Why the others are not
- a) Astern is three short.
- b) Overtaking in a channel uses prolonged blasts.
- d) Starboard is one short.
How to work it out in the exam
- One, starboard. Two, port. Three, astern.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2021 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Modelo A · question 27 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2021 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Modelo B · question 22 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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