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Conforme a la Regla 24.b del RIPA, “Buques remolcando y empujando”, ¿cuándo se considera que un buque que empuje y un buque empujado forman una unidad compuesta?Under Rule 24(b), when are a pushing vessel and a pushed vessel considered a composite unit?
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Correct answer: d) When rigidly connected.
Why it is correct
Only rigidly connected do they form a composite unit. They are then lit as a single power vessel.
Why the others are not
- a) Not by length.
- b) Not by length.
- c) It must be rigid.
How to work it out in the exam
- Composite unit: rigid connection.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2023 · Convocatoria de noviembre · PER Test 1 · question 19 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2023 · Convocatoria de noviembre · PER Test 3 · question 27 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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