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En mar abierto un buque de propulsión mecánica y un buque de vela, que están a la vista el uno del otro, navegan de vuelta encontrada a rumbos opuestos o casi opuestos. En esta situación:In open water a power vessel and a sailing vessel, in sight, meet on opposite or nearly opposite courses. In this situation:
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Correct answer: c) The power vessel keeps out of the sailing vessel’s way.
Why it is correct
Head-on applies only between power vessels. Here the power vessel gives way to sail.
Why the others are not
- a) Power vs power.
- b) Not the rule.
- d) The reverse.
How to work it out in the exam
- Power vs sail: power gives way.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2026 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Modelo A · question 21 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2026 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Modelo B · question 22 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 14, 18
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 14, 18
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