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Conforme a la Regla 10 del RIPA, “Dispositivos de separación del tráfico”, un buque con capacidad de maniobra restringida realizando labores de recogida de cable submarino en un dispositivo de separación del tráfico:Under Rule 10, a vessel restricted in her ability to manoeuvre, laying or picking up a submarine cable in a traffic separation scheme:
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Correct answer: c) Is exempt from this rule to the extent needed to carry out the operation.
Why it is correct
A vessel working cables in the scheme cannot follow the lanes. The rule exempts her as far as the work requires.
Why the others are not
- a) She is exempt.
- b) Not what it says.
- d) Not required.
How to work it out in the exam
- Work in the scheme: exempt as needed.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2024 · Convocatoria de junio · PER Test 1 · question 24 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2024 · Convocatoria de junio · PER Test 3 · question 21 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 10
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 10
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