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De acuerdo a la Regla 18 del RIPA, obligaciones entre categorías de buques, sin perjuicio de lo dispuesto en otras reglas, los buques dedicados a la pesca, en navegación, se mantendrán apartados de la derrota de:Under Rule 18, vessels engaged in fishing under way shall keep out of the way of:
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Correct answer: c) A vessel restricted in her ability to manoeuvre.
Why it is correct
A fishing vessel only yields to NUC and RAM vessels. Sail and power yield to her.
Why the others are not
- a) It keeps clear of all.
- b) The opposite.
- d) The opposite.
How to work it out in the exam
- Fishing yields to RAM.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2021 · Convocatoria de diciembre · PER Test 1 · question 26 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2021 · Convocatoria de diciembre · PER Test 5 · question 19 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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