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Navegando en un velero de 20 metros de eslora, se observa que se va a transitar una zona que cuenta con un dispositivo de separación de tráfico. Conforme a la Regla 10 del RIPA, “Dispositivos de separación del tráfico”, ¿cuál sería la manera correcta de hacerlo?Sailing a 20-metre yacht, you will pass an area with a traffic separation scheme. Under Rule 10, what is the right way?
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Correct answer: b) Proceed in the appropriate lane in the general direction of its traffic flow, and you may use the inshore traffic zone.
Why it is correct
If you use the scheme, you go in the right lane and direction. Sailing vessels may also use the inshore traffic zone.
Why the others are not
- a) Crossing is allowed.
- c) The separation line is not for sailing.
- d) Sail may use the inshore zone.
How to work it out in the exam
- Sail: may use the inshore zone.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2026 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 1 · question 25 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2026 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 3 · question 25 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 10
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 10
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