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De acuerdo con la Regla 19 del RIPA “Conducta de los buques en condiciones de visibilidad reducida”, todo buque que detecte únicamente por medio del radar la presencia de otro buque, y determine que se está creando una situación de riesgo de abordaje, maniobrará con suficiente antelación, teniendo en cuenta que, si la maniobra consiste en un cambio de rumbo, en la medida de lo posible se evitará un cambio de rumbo:Under Rule 19, a vessel detecting another by radar alone, with risk of collision developing, shall act in good time; if altering course, she shall as far as possible avoid:
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Correct answer: a) A turn to port for a vessel forward of the beam, other than one being overtaken.
Why it is correct
For a vessel forward of the beam avoid turning to port, unless overtaking her. For one abaft the beam avoid turning towards her.
Why the others are not
- b) It is port.
- c) It is towards her.
- d) It is port.
How to work it out in the exam
- Forward of beam: not to port.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2024 · Convocatoria de noviembre · PER Test 2 · question 23 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2024 · Convocatoria de noviembre · PER Test 4 · question 18 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 19
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 19
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