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De conformidad con la Regla 17 del RIPA, “Maniobra del buque que sigue a rumbo”, señale la afirmación CORRECTA.Under Rule 17, action by stand-on vessel, mark the CORRECT statement.
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Correct answer: c) The stand-on vessel will, as a rule, keep her course and speed.
Why it is correct
The stand-on vessel keeps course and speed. Only if the other fails to act may she, and then must she, manoeuvre, avoiding a turn to port.
Why the others are not
- a) She should avoid turning to port.
- b) It is not released.
- d) She may and sometimes must act.
How to work it out in the exam
- Stand-on: hold, except in emergency.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2026 · Convocatoria de junio · PER Test 1 · question 19 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2026 · Convocatoria de junio · PER Test 2 · question 21 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 17
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 17
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