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Nos encontramos navegando de noche con nuestra embarcación de recreo, en la mitad del canal de entrada, hacia el puerto de Pasajes. En ese momento avistamos por la proa una embarcación que nos muestra las luces de costado y, en la parte superior del palo, dos luces en línea vertical, siendo blanca la superior y roja la inferior. De acuerdo con la Regla 29 del RIPA, con esta disposición, debemos entender que se trata de:Sailing at night mid-channel into Pasajes, we see ahead a vessel showing sidelights and, at the masthead, two lights in a vertical line, white over red. Under Rule 29, this is:
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Correct answer: c) The pilot boat going out, probably to put the pilot aboard a merchant ship.
Why it is correct
White over red at the masthead is a pilot vessel on duty. Remember “white over red, pilot ahead”.
Why the others are not
- a) A tug does not show that.
- b) Trawler: green over white.
- d) Fishing: red over white.
How to work it out in the exam
- White over red: pilot.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2026 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 2 · question 18 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2026 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 4 · question 19 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 29
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 29
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