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Según la Regla 7 del RIPA, para determinar si existe riesgo de abordaje, se tendrá en cuenta, entre otros…Under Rule 7, to decide whether risk of collision exists, among other things:
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Correct answer: d) Answers b) and c) are correct.
Why it is correct
A steady bearing means risk. But with large vessels, tows or at close range there may be risk even if it changes.
Why the others are not
- a) The reverse.
- b) c too.
- c) b too.
How to work it out in the exam
- Steady bearing: risk; change: not always safe.
Where this question comes from
- Región de Murcia · 2017 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 20 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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