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Navegando a motor de noche, observamos por nuestra proa las dos luces de costado de un buque y su luz de tope. En este caso:Under power at night, we see ahead both sidelights of a vessel and its masthead light. In this case:

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Correct answer: d) We must turn to starboard, and so must the other vessel

Why it is correct

Seeing both sidelights and a masthead light ahead is a head-on situation: both turn to starboard.

Why the others are not

  • a) Nothing says visibility is reduced: we can see the lights.
  • b) In a head-on situation both manoeuvre.
  • c) A masthead light indicates a power vessel.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. Red and green together, plus a white masthead: head-on.

Where this question comes from

Regulations

Try it: Right of way

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