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Navegando en una motora nos encontramos en una situación de cruce por nuestro costado de estribor con un velero que exhibe una marca cónica con el vértice hacia abajo. Conforme a la Regla 8 del RIPA, “Maniobras para evitar el abordaje”, deberemos:In a motor boat we are crossing with a sailing boat on our starboard side that shows a cone point down. Under Rule 8, we must:
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Correct answer: b) Manoeuvre clearly, in good time and with good seamanship to keep out of her way.
Why it is correct
A cone point down shows the sailing boat is under engine. She counts as a power vessel on our starboard side, so we keep clear with an early, clear manoeuvre.
Why the others are not
- a) She is to starboard: our duty.
- c) It is dangerous.
- d) It must be bold and early.
How to work it out in the exam
- Cone down: sail under power.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2025 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 1 · question 20 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2025 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 3 · question 23 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 8, 15
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 8, 15
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