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Si, navegando a motor, observamos por nuestro estribor un mercante que se aproxima con riesgo de abordaje:Under power, we see a merchant ship approaching on our starboard side with risk of collision:
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Correct answer: d) We alter to starboard, since we see her to starboard.
Why it is correct
The vessel seeing the other to starboard gives way. Turning to starboard takes us astern of her.
Why the others are not
- a) We give way.
- b) Someone must.
- c) Not size.
How to work it out in the exam
- To starboard: give way, turn starboard.
Where this question comes from
- Región de Murcia · 2020 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 21 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 15, 16
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 15, 16
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