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Según la Regla 3.i del RIPA, un buque fondeado:Under Rule 3(i), a vessel at anchor:
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Correct answer: d) Is never “under way”.
Why it is correct
Under way means not anchored, moored or aground. An anchored vessel never is.
Why the others are not
- a) She is not.
- b) Lights do not matter.
- c) Crew does not matter.
How to work it out in the exam
- Anchored: never under way.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2020 · Convocatoria de diciembre · PER Test 1 · question 18 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 3
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 3
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