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Según la Regla 24.a.v) del RIPA, cuando un buque de propulsión mecánica que remolque a otro exhiba una marca bicónica en el lugar más visible, significará que:Under Rule 24(a)(v) of the Regulations, when a power-driven vessel towing another shows a diamond shape where it can best be seen, it means that:
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Correct answer: d) The length of the tow is over 200 metres.
Why it is correct
The diamond shape means the tow exceeds 200 metres.
Why the others are not
- a) The limit is 200 metres.
- b) The limit is 200 metres.
- c) It is over, not under.
How to work it out in the exam
- Long tow, over 200 metres: warned by the shape.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2021 · Convocatoria de diciembre · PER Test 1 · question 18 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2021 · Convocatoria de diciembre · PER Test 5 · question 23 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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