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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
- Red and green together, plus a white masthead: head-on.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2016 · 3ª convocatoria · PER Modelo A · question 24 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2016 · 3ª convocatoria · PER Modelo B · question 27 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 14
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 14
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