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De conformidad con la Regla 18 del RIPA, “Obligaciones entre categorías de buques”, si se encuentran navegando en alta mar un buque de vela, un buque dedicado a la pesca, una nave de vuelo rasante despegando y un hidroavión amarado, con carácter general, ¿cuál de ellos tiene preferencia para mantener su rumbo?Under Rule 18, if a sailing vessel, a fishing vessel, a WIG craft taking off and a seaplane on the water meet at sea, which generally has priority to keep her course?
Show the answer
Correct answer: a) The fishing vessel.
Why it is correct
Seaplanes and WIG craft keep clear of everyone. Of the rest, sail keeps clear of fishing.
Why the others are not
- b) It must keep clear of all.
- c) It keeps clear of fishing.
- d) It must keep clear of all.
How to work it out in the exam
- Fishing before sail.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2026 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 1 · question 24 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2026 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 3 · question 26 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 18
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 18
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