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Nos aproximamos, poco después del ocaso, a un fondeadero donde se encuentra fondeado un buque de 50 o más metros de eslora. De acuerdo con la Regla 30 del RIPA, “Buques fondeados y buques varados”, ello lo hemos podido deducir porque el buque nos muestra:Shortly after sunset we approach an anchorage where a vessel of 50 metres or more lies at anchor. Under Rule 30, we can tell because she shows:
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Correct answer: b) Two all-round white lights, one forward and a lower one aft.
Why it is correct
From 50 metres a vessel at anchor shows two whites, the forward one higher. The ball goes forward by day.
Why the others are not
- a) Forward, by day.
- c) Under 50 m.
- d) Not under command.
How to work it out in the exam
- Anchor ≥ 50 m: two whites, forward high.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2025 · Convocatoria de noviembre · PER Test 1 · question 27 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2025 · Convocatoria de noviembre · 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 30
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 30
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