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Si al acercarnos a un recodo oímos una pitada larga, de acuerdo con la regla 34 del Reglamento Internacional para Prevenir los Abordajes en la Mar deberemos:If approaching a bend we hear one prolonged blast, under Rule 34 we must:
Show the answer
Correct answer: a) Answer with another prolonged blast.
Why it is correct
A prolonged blast at a bend is answered with another prolonged one. Then both know someone is round the corner.
Why the others are not
- b) That is turning to starboard.
- c) Not the reply.
- d) You must reply.
How to work it out in the exam
- Bend: long answers long.
Where this question comes from
- Región de Murcia · 2021 · 2ª 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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