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Según la Regla 34.b del RIPA, cuando se lleven señales luminosas para complementar las pitadas prescritas para que todo buque de propulsión mecánica en navegación indique su maniobra, ¿qué luz será la utilizada para estas señales?Under Rule 34(b), when light signals supplement a power vessel’s manoeuvring blasts, which light is used?
Show the answer
Correct answer: b) An all-round white light.
Why it is correct
The manoeuvring light is all-round white, visible at 5 miles. It flashes like the blasts.
Why the others are not
- a) Not that.
- c) Not that.
- d) Not that.
How to work it out in the exam
- Manoeuvring light: all-round white.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2021 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 3 · question 27 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2021 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 5 · question 24 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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