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Según la regla 24 del RIPA, “Buques remolcando y empujando”, ¿qué luces exhibirá un buque remolcado suficientemente visible y que no se encuentre parcialmente sumergido?Under Rule 24, what lights does a towed vessel show if clearly visible and not partly submerged?
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Correct answer: c) Sidelights and a sternlight.
Why it is correct
The towed vessel shows sidelights and sternlight. The yellow towing light is the tug’s.
Why the others are not
- a) Not that.
- b) Yellow is the tug’s.
- d) Not that.
How to work it out in the exam
- Towed: sides and stern.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2024 · Convocatoria de junio · PER Test 1 · question 23 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2024 · Convocatoria de junio · PER Test 3 · question 25 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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