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Conforme a la Regla 3 del RIPA, “Definiciones generales”, la expresión “buque a la vista uno del otro” se aplica:Under Rule 3, “vessels in sight of one another” applies:
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Correct answer: a) Only when one can be seen visually from the other.
Why it is correct
In sight means seen with the eyes. Radar-only detection does not count: then Rule 19 applies.
Why the others are not
- b) Radar does not count.
- c) Any visibility.
- d) Eye only.
How to work it out in the exam
- In sight: by eye.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2026 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 1 · question 27 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2026 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 3 · question 19 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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