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La Regla 3 del RIPA define a un buque restringido por su calado como:Rule 3 defines a vessel constrained by her draught as:
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Correct answer: c) A power-driven vessel that, because of draught relative to available depth and width, is severely restricted in deviating from her course.
Why it is correct
The definition requires her to be power-driven and her draught to stop her deviating. Without either, she is not.
Why the others are not
- a) “Power-driven” missing.
- b) Not always.
- d) Another category.
How to work it out in the exam
- Draught: power and no room.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2021 · Convocatoria de febrero · PER Test 5 · question 21 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 3
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 3
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