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De acuerdo con la Regla 10 del RIPA, “Dispositivos de separación del tráfico”, ¿en qué caso podrá un buque de propulsión mecánica de 25 metros de eslora navegar por la zona de navegación costera?Under Rule 10, when may a 25-metre power-driven vessel use the inshore traffic zone?
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Correct answer: a) To avoid immediate danger.
Why it is correct
At 25 metres she cannot normally use the inshore zone. Only to avoid immediate danger or if bound for a place in it.
Why the others are not
- b) Not exclusively.
- c) The limit is 20 m.
- d) Not the rule.
How to work it out in the exam
- Over 20 m: inshore only for danger or destination.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2024 · Convocatoria de noviembre · PER Test 2 · question 24 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2024 · Convocatoria de noviembre · PER Test 4 · question 23 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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