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Si navegando con niebla escuchamos una pitada larga a intervalos que no excedan de 2 minutos y cuatro pitadas cortas, según lo indicado en la Regla 35 del RIPA, “Señales acústicas en visibilidad reducida”, éstas nos estarán indicando la presencia de:In fog we hear one prolonged blast at intervals of not more than 2 minutes and four short blasts. Under Rule 35, they indicate:
Show the answer
Correct answer: b) A pilot vessel under way on pilotage duty.
Why it is correct
The long blast is a power vessel making way. The four short blasts are the on-duty pilot’s signature.
Why the others are not
- a) It uses one long, two short.
- c) It uses bell and gong.
- d) One long, two short.
How to work it out in the exam
- Four short: pilot.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2024 · Convocatoria de noviembre · PER Test 2 · question 19 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2024 · Convocatoria de noviembre · PER Test 4 · question 26 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 35
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 35
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