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De acuerdo con la Regla 31 del RIPA, Hidroaviones, si vemos un hidroavión exhibiendo luces posicionadas según lo previsto en el reglamento, pero cuyas características no son idénticas, sino que son muy similares a las prescritas en la Parte C de luces y marcas del RIPA, entenderemos que:Under Rule 31, if a seaplane shows lights positioned as required but with characteristics very similar, not identical, to Part C, we understand that:
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Correct answer: d) She cannot show the exact lights and we must treat hers as the regulation lights.
Why it is correct
If a seaplane cannot carry the exact lights, she shows the closest possible. They are read as the regulation lights.
Why the others are not
- a) They must be heeded.
- b) Read under the collision rules.
- c) They must be heeded.
How to work it out in the exam
- Similar lights: treat as regulation.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2023 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 2 · question 25 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2023 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 4 · question 20 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 31
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 31
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