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De acuerdo con la Regla 24 del RIPA, “Buques remolcando y empujando”, si navegando en una zona de denso tráfico divisamos un buque que exhibe aisladamente en el lugar más visible una marca bicónica, podría tratarse de un buque:Under Rule 24, in heavy traffic we see a vessel showing a single diamond shape where best seen. It could be a vessel:
Show the answer
Correct answer: c) Towing with a tow over 200 metres.
Why it is correct
Tug and tow show a diamond when the tow exceeds 200 metres. A composite unit counts as one vessel.
Why the others are not
- a) No diamond.
- b) Over 200.
- d) Over 200.
How to work it out in the exam
- Diamond: tow > 200 m.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2025 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 2 · question 22 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2025 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 4 · question 24 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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