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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 de vela, en navegación, se mantendrán apartados de la derrota de:Under Rule 18, without prejudice to other rules, sailing vessels under way keep out of the way of:
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Correct answer: b) A vessel engaged in fishing.
Why it is correct
A sailing vessel gives way to fishing, restricted and not-under-command vessels. The rest give way to her.
Why the others are not
- a) It gives way.
- c) That gives way.
- d) That gives way.
How to work it out in the exam
- Sail gives way to fishing.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2021 · Convocatoria de diciembre · PER Test 2 · question 22 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2021 · Convocatoria de diciembre · PER Test 6 · question 27 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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