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De acuerdo con la Regla 24.a del RIPA, “Buques remolcando y empujando”, si observamos un buque de propulsión mecánica remolcando a otro y exhibiendo una marca bicónica en el lugar más visible, estará indicando que:Under Rule 24(a), a power vessel towing another and showing a diamond shape where best seen indicates that:
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Correct answer: d) The tow is over 200 metres long.
Why it is correct
The tug’s diamond means a tow over 200 metres. Breadth does not change it.
Why the others are not
- a) Length.
- b) Length.
- c) The tow.
How to work it out in the exam
- Diamond: > 200 m.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2024 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 1 · question 21 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2024 · Convocatoria de abril · 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 24
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 24
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