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Según la Regla 34.e del RIPA, los buques que se aproximen a un recodo o zona de un paso o canal en donde, por estar obstruida la visión, no puedan ver a otros buques, harán sonar:Under Rule 34(e), vessels nearing a bend or area of a channel where the view is obstructed shall sound:
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Correct answer: a) One prolonged blast.
Why it is correct
At a blind bend sound one prolonged blast. Anyone hearing it round the bend replies the same.
Why the others are not
- b) Starboard turn.
- c) Another signal.
- d) Not as such.
How to work it out in the exam
- Bend: one long.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2022 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 1 · question 26 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2022 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 2 · 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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