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En un canal angosto nos aproximamos a un recodo que no puede verse en su totalidad porque las características del terreno obstaculizan la visión. ¿Cómo debemos actuar si escuchamos una pitada larga?:In a narrow channel we approach a bend that cannot be fully seen because the land blocks the view. How should we act if we hear a prolonged blast?:
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Correct answer: b) We go on alertly and with caution and answer with a prolonged blast
Why it is correct
Rule 34 says to answer with another prolonged blast, and Rule 9 asks for caution.
Why the others are not
- a) You must also answer.
- c) The answer is the same for everyone.
- d) That is for reduced visibility.
How to work it out in the exam
- Bend: one prolonged, answered by another.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2024 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Modelo A · question 20 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2024 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Modelo B · question 18 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 9, 34
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 9, 34
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