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De acuerdo con la Regla 32.a) del RIPA, la palabra «pito» significa todo dispositivo:Under Rule 32(a), the word “whistle” means any device:
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Correct answer: d) Capable of producing the prescribed blasts and meeting Annex III specifications.
Why it is correct
For the rules, a whistle is any device giving the prescribed blasts per Annex III. Bell and gong are different.
Why the others are not
- a) A megaphone.
- b) A bell.
- c) A gong.
How to work it out in the exam
- Whistle: blasts per Annex III.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2022 · Convocatoria de junio · PER Test 2 · question 23 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2022 · Convocatoria de junio · PER Test 4 · question 18 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 32
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 32
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