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De acuerdo con la regla 23 del RIPA, “Buques de propulsión mecánica en navegación”, si navegando de noche avistamos una luz blanca, luces de costado y una luz roja centelleante de gran intensidad, debemos entender que se trata de:Under Rule 23, if at night we see a white light, sidelights and a high-intensity flashing red light, it is:
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Correct answer: b) A WIG craft taking off, landing or flying near the surface.
Why it is correct
The high-intensity flashing red light belongs to WIG craft near the water. A hovercraft shows a yellow one.
Why the others are not
- a) It shows yellow.
- c) No such light.
- d) Not that signal.
How to work it out in the exam
- Flashing red, intense: WIG.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2024 · Convocatoria de noviembre · PER Test 2 · question 27 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2024 · Convocatoria de noviembre · PER Test 4 · question 24 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 23
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 23
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