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Conforme a la Regla 3 del RIPA, “Definiciones generales”, la palabra “buque” designa:Under Rule 3, the word “vessel” includes:
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Correct answer: a) Every description of water craft, including non-displacement craft, WIG craft and seaplanes, used as a means of transport on water.
Why it is correct
For the rules, a vessel is any craft used to travel on water. It includes seaplanes, WIG craft and rowing boats.
Why the others are not
- b) It includes seaplanes.
- c) It includes non-displacement craft.
- d) It includes rowing.
How to work it out in the exam
- Vessel: everything afloat.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2025 · Convocatoria de junio · PER Test 1 · question 24 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2025 · Convocatoria de junio · PER Test 2 · 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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