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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

  1. Flashing yellow: hovercraft.

Where this question comes from

Regulations

Try it: Lights and shapes

Pending instructor review. Machine translation, not reviewed.