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Según la Regla 34 del RIPA, “Señales de maniobra y advertencia”, si nos aproximamos a un recodo donde tenemos la visión obstruida y no podemos ver a otros buques, haremos sonar:Under Rule 34, approaching a bend where the view is obstructed and you cannot see other vessels, you sound:
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Correct answer: d) One long blast.
Why it is correct
One long blast warns at a bend with obstructed view. A vessel behind the bend that hears it answers with one long blast.
Why the others are not
- a) I am turning to port.
- b) Not this signal.
- c) I am turning to starboard.
How to work it out in the exam
- Bend: one long.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2022 · Convocatoria de diciembre · PER Test 2 · question 18 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2022 · Convocatoria de diciembre · PER Test 4 · question 19 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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