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Si de noche divisamos una embarcación con dos luces en el mismo vertical roja la superior y blanca la inferior se trata de:If at night we sight a boat with two lights in a vertical line, red over white, it is:
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Correct answer: b) A fishing vessel.
Why it is correct
Red over white is a vessel fishing, not trawling.
Why the others are not
- a) A pilot boat shows white over red.
- c) It shows red, white, red.
- d) It shows three reds.
How to work it out in the exam
- “Red over white, fishing tonight”.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2021 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Modelo A · question 25 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2021 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Modelo B · question 24 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 26
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 26
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