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De acuerdo a la Regla 19 del RIPA, salvo en los casos en que se haya comprobado que no existe riesgo de abordaje, todo buque que oiga, al parecer a proa de su través, la señal de niebla de otro buque:Under Rule 19, except where it has been determined there is no risk of collision, every vessel hearing apparently forward of her beam another’s fog signal:
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Correct answer: a) Shall reduce speed to the minimum for steerage.
Why it is correct
Rule 19 says slow to minimum steerage on hearing a fog signal forward of the beam. And stop if needed.
Why the others are not
- b) Must slow.
- c) Not the rule.
- d) Not the rule.
How to work it out in the exam
- Signal ahead: slow.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2021 · Convocatoria de diciembre · PER Test 1 · question 20 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2021 · Convocatoria de diciembre · PER Test 5 · question 24 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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