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REGLA 12. Un velero que recibe el viento por babor, avista a otro velero a barlovento y no tiene la seguridad de si este último recibe el viento por babor o estribor, ¿Qué deberá hacer?RULE 12. A sailing vessel with the wind on her port side sees another sailing vessel to windward and cannot be sure whether it has the wind on its port or starboard side. What should she do?
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Correct answer: a) Keep out of the way of the other.
Why it is correct
Rule 12 a) iii) is clear: when in doubt, the vessel with the wind to port keeps out of the way.
Why the others are not
- b) Holding course assumes the other will act, which is exactly the doubt the rule settles.
- c) The rule requires keeping clear, not a specific manoeuvre.
- d) Luffing does not ensure you keep clear.
How to work it out in the exam
- Wind to port is always the weak position: when in doubt, keep clear.
Where this question comes from
- Región de Murcia · 2018 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 21 Official paper · Official answer key
- Región de Murcia · 2026 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 21 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 12
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 12
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