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De acuerdo con la Regla 34.a del RIPA, un buque de propulsión mecánica en navegación que esté a la vista de otro, ¿qué señal o señales emitirá con el pito para indicar que “está dando atrás”?Under Rule 34(a), what whistle signal does a power vessel in sight of another give to show she is going astern?
Show the answer
Correct answer: c) Three short blasts.
Why it is correct
Three short blasts mean astern. One short is starboard, two port.
Why the others are not
- a) Starboard.
- b) Bend or fog.
- d) No such signal.
How to work it out in the exam
- Three short: astern.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2021 · Convocatoria de octubre · PER Test 1 · question 22 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2021 · Convocatoria de octubre · PER Test 3 · question 20 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 34
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 34
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