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De acuerdo con la Regla 24.a.i del RIPA, todo buque de propulsión mecánica cuando remolque a otro exhibirá tres luces de tope a proa, según una línea vertical:Under Rule 24(a)(i), a power vessel towing shows three masthead lights in a vertical line forward:
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Correct answer: a) When the tow, from the tug’s stern to the after end of the tow, exceeds 200 metres.
Why it is correct
With a tow over 200 metres, three masthead lights. Under that, two.
Why the others are not
- b) Not the figure.
- c) It is 200.
- d) Not the figure.
How to work it out in the exam
- Tow > 200 m: three masthead.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2021 · Convocatoria de julio · PER Test 1 · question 25 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2021 · Convocatoria de julio · PER Test 3 · question 22 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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