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Según la Regla 29 del RIPA, “Embarcaciones de prácticos”, las embarcaciones en servicio de practicaje, si se encuentran en navegación, además de exhibir en la parte superior del palo dos luces todo horizonte en línea vertical, siendo blanca la superior y roja la inferior, mostrarán:Under Rule 29, pilot vessels on duty under way, besides white-over-red at the masthead, show:
Show the answer
Correct answer: a) Sidelights and a sternlight.
Why it is correct
Under way a pilot adds sidelights and sternlight to white over red. At anchor she would add anchor lights.
Why the others are not
- b) At anchor.
- c) At anchor.
- d) Not that.
How to work it out in the exam
- Pilot under way: + sides and stern.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2023 · Convocatoria de junio · PER Test 1 · question 20 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2023 · Convocatoria de junio · PER Test 3 · question 18 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 29
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 29
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