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En que sector son visibles las luces de costado.In what sector are the sidelights visible?
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Correct answer: c) In a sector of 112.5º measured from the bow to abaft the beam.
Why it is correct
Each sidelight covers 112.5º from the bow to 22.5º abaft the beam.
Why the others are not
- a) It is counted from the bow.
- b) It goes beyond the beam.
- d) Together they make 225º.
How to work it out in the exam
- 90º to the beam + 22.5º = 112.5º.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2021 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Modelo A · question 24 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2021 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Modelo B · question 25 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 21
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 21
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