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De acuerdo con la Regla 7 del RIPA, existirá riesgo de abordaje:Under Rule 7, risk of collision exists:
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Correct answer: a) If the compass bearing of an approaching vessel does not appreciably change.
Why it is correct
A steady bearing and closing range mean risk of collision. Check with successive bearings.
Why the others are not
- b) Then usually none.
- c) Not the test.
- d) Not the test.
How to work it out in the exam
- Steady bearing: risk.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2025 · Convocatoria de noviembre · PER Test 2 · question 24 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2025 · Convocatoria de noviembre · PER Test 4 · question 25 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 7
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 7
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