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Según la Regla 27.b del RIPA, ¿qué buque exhibe tres luces todo horizonte en línea vertical, siendo la más elevada y la más baja rojas y la central blanca?Under Rule 27(b), which vessel shows three all-round lights in a vertical line, red, white and red?
Show the answer
Correct answer: a) A vessel restricted in her ability to manoeuvre.
Why it is correct
Red, white, red is restricted in manoeuvring. By day ball, diamond, ball.
Why the others are not
- b) Two reds.
- c) Green over white.
- d) Power lights.
How to work it out in the exam
- Red-white-red: restricted.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2021 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 2 · question 24 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2021 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 4 · 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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