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Según la Regla 14 del RIPA, Situación de vuelta encontrada, en navegación nocturna, se considera que existe situación de vuelta encontrada cuando un buque vea a otro por:Under Rule 14, at night a head-on situation exists when a vessel sees another:
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Correct answer: a) Ahead, seeing the white masthead light and both sidelights.
Why it is correct
Seeing the masthead light and both sidelights ahead is head-on. With only one sidelight it would be crossing.
Why the others are not
- b) That is overtaking.
- c) That is overtaking.
- d) That is crossing.
How to work it out in the exam
- Masthead and both sides: head-on.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2023 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 1 · question 22 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2023 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 3 · question 23 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 14
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 14
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