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Según la Regla 10 del RIPA, Dispositivos de separación del tráfico, ¿cuál es la manera correcta de transitar por un dispositivo de separación del tráfico, si se navega a vela y hay bastante tráfico de buques de propulsión mecánica?Under Rule 10, how should a sailing vessel transit a traffic separation scheme with plenty of power-driven traffic?
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Correct answer: c) Avoid impeding vessels in the scheme, using the adjacent inshore zone if needed.
Why it is correct
A sailing vessel must not impede power vessels following the lane. She may use the inshore zone.
Why the others are not
- a) Not the separation zone.
- b) No priority there.
- d) Not the rule.
How to work it out in the exam
- Sail in scheme: do not impede.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2023 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 1 · question 21 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2023 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 3 · question 25 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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