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De conformidad con la Regla 23 del RIPA, “Buques de propulsión mecánica en navegación”, ¿cuándo es obligatorio exhibir una luz amarilla de centelleos todo horizonte?Under Rule 23, when must an all-round flashing yellow light be shown?
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Correct answer: a) On hovercraft operating in the non-displacement mode.
Why it is correct
A hovercraft shows the flashing yellow light in non-displacement mode, on its cushion. That marks it out from a normal vessel.
Why the others are not
- b) Only in non-displacement mode.
- c) They show something else.
- d) They show red.
How to work it out in the exam
- Flashing yellow: hovercraft.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2024 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 1 · question 27 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2024 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 3 · question 23 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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