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Según la Regla 17 del RIPA, maniobra del buque que sigue a rumbo, cuando uno de los dos buques deba mantenerse apartado de la derrota del otro, éste ultimo:Under Rule 17, when one of two vessels must keep out of the other’s way, the other:
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Correct answer: c) Shall keep her course and speed.
Why it is correct
The stand-on vessel keeps course and speed. Only if the other fails may she, and then must she, act.
Why the others are not
- a) Must not stop.
- b) She may if needed.
- d) She may too.
How to work it out in the exam
- Stand-on: holds.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2021 · Convocatoria de octubre · PER Test 1 · question 26 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2021 · Convocatoria de octubre · 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 17
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 17
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