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Según la Regla 27 del Reglamento Internacional para Prevenir Abordajes en la Mar (RIPA), un buque que muestra dos bolas negras en línea vertical está indicando que…Under Rule 27, a vessel showing two black balls in a vertical line indicates that she is:
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Correct answer: d) Not under command.
Why it is correct
Rule 27 gives two balls in a line to a vessel not under command. At night, two reds.
Why the others are not
- a) A cylinder.
- b) Ball-diamond-ball.
- c) Just one.
How to work it out in the exam
- Two balls: NUC.
Where this question comes from
- Región de Murcia · 2024 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 26 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 27
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 27
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