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Según la Regla 12 del RIPA, “Buques de vela”, si un buque de vela, que recibe el viento por su banda de babor, avista a otro buque de vela por barlovento aproximándose con riesgo de abordaje y no puede determinar con certeza la banda por la que este último está recibiendo el viento, ¿cómo debe proceder?Under Rule 12, a sailing vessel with the wind to port sees another sailing vessel to windward approaching with risk of collision and cannot tell on which side she has the wind. What should she do?
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Correct answer: c) Keep out of the other’s way.
Why it is correct
With the wind to port and in doubt about the other, the rule says keep clear. That avoids mistakes.
Why the others are not
- a) She must keep clear.
- b) Not the rule.
- d) Not the rule.
How to work it out in the exam
- Port tack and in doubt: keep clear.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2026 · Convocatoria de junio · PER Test 1 · question 23 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2026 · Convocatoria de junio · PER Test 2 · question 25 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 12
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 12
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