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Según el Anexo IV del RIPA, si observamos una señal consistente en una bandera cuadrada que tenga encima o debajo de ella una bola u objeto análogo:Under Annex IV, a square flag with a ball or similar above or below it means:
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Correct answer: b) Distress and need of help.
Why it is correct
A square flag with a ball above or below is an Annex IV distress signal.
Why the others are not
- a) Tow shows a diamond.
- c) Fishing: cones.
- d) Ball-diamond-ball.
How to work it out in the exam
- Flag and ball: distress.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2021 · Convocatoria de julio · PER Test 2 · question 26 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2021 · Convocatoria de julio · PER Test 4 · question 26 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 37
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 37
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