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De acuerdo con la Regla 2 del RIPA, “Responsabilidad”:Under Rule 2, Responsibility:
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Correct answer: b) Nothing in the Rules exonerates a vessel or its owner from the consequences of any neglect to comply with them.
Why it is correct
Rule 2 says compliance never excuses neglect of good seamanship. One may depart to avoid immediate danger.
Why the others are not
- a) They do count.
- c) They are considered.
- d) No VHF needed.
How to work it out in the exam
- Rule 2: no one is excused.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2025 · Convocatoria de noviembre · PER Test 1 · question 18 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2025 · Convocatoria de noviembre · PER Test 3 · question 19 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 2
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 2
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