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Regla 9. Los buques que naveguen a lo largo de un paso o canal angosto…Rule 9. Vessels proceeding along a narrow passage or channel...
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Correct answer: a) Shall keep as near to the outer limit of the channel on their starboard side as is safe and practicable.
Why it is correct
Rule 9 a) requires vessels to keep as close as is safe to the outer limit of the channel on their starboard side.
Why the others are not
- b) Rule 9 g) says to avoid anchoring in a narrow channel.
- c) The middle would block opposing traffic.
- d) The rule gives no priority by compass direction.
How to work it out in the exam
- Like a road: everyone keeps to their right, to starboard.
Where this question comes from
- Región de Murcia · 2017 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 21 Official paper · Official answer key
- Región de Murcia · 2018 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 19 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 9
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 9
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