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De acuerdo con la Regla 14 del RIPA "Situación de vuelta encontrada", ¿qué deben hacer dos buques de propulsión mecánica que se encuentren en esa situación?Under Rule 14, what must two power-driven vessels meeting head-on do?
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Correct answer: b) Both alter to starboard to pass port to port.
Why it is correct
Meeting head-on, both turn to starboard and pass port to port.
Why the others are not
- a) Size does not count.
- c) That is crossing.
- d) To starboard.
How to work it out in the exam
- Head-on: both to starboard.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2025 · Convocatoria de noviembre · PER Test 2 · question 27 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2025 · Convocatoria de noviembre · 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 14
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 14
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