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De acuerdo con la Regla 13.b) del RIPA, todo buque que alcance a otro:Under Rule 13(b), a vessel is overtaking another when she:
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Correct answer: a) Is so placed that at night she can see only the overtaken vessel’s sternlight and neither sidelight.
Why it is correct
The overtaking vessel sees only the other’s sternlight. If in doubt, she must assume she is overtaking.
Why the others are not
- b) Not so.
- c) The other way round.
- d) No sidelights.
How to work it out in the exam
- Overtaking: sternlight only.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2022 · Convocatoria de junio · PER Test 2 · question 20 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2022 · Convocatoria de junio · PER Test 4 · question 22 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 13
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 13
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