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De acuerdo con la Regla 24 del RIPA, “Buques remolcando y empujando”, todo buque de propulsión mecánica, cuando remolque a otro, exhibirá dos luces de tope en la línea vertical en sustitución de:Under Rule 24, a power-driven vessel towing shows two masthead lights in a vertical line instead of:
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Correct answer: b) A forward masthead light.
Why it is correct
A tug replaces her forward masthead light with two in a vertical line. If the tow exceeds 200 metres, three.
Why the others are not
- a) She keeps them.
- c) She keeps it.
- d) That is a hovercraft.
How to work it out in the exam
- Towing: two masthead lights.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2023 · Convocatoria de junio · PER Test 1 · question 25 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2023 · Convocatoria de junio · PER Test 3 · question 21 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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