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Navegando de noche a motor, vemos en marcación 050º estribor la luz roja de costado y la luz de tope de un buque de propulsión mecánica que se aproxima. Si la marcación no varía en forma apreciable:Under power at night, we see at relative bearing 050º starboard the red sidelight and masthead light of an approaching power vessel. If the bearing does not change appreciably:
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Correct answer: a) We must keep out of the other vessel’s way.
Why it is correct
We see her red on our starboard side: a crossing where we give way. The steady bearing confirms the risk.
Why the others are not
- b) She is to starboard.
- c) Steady bearing: risk.
- d) a is right.
How to work it out in the exam
- Red to starboard: give way.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2022 · 3ª convocatoria · PER Modelo A · question 24 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2022 · 3ª convocatoria · PER Modelo B · question 19 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 15
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 15
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