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Según la Regla 8.c) del RIPA, ¿qué maniobra puede ser la más eficaz para evitar una situación de aproximación excesiva, si hay espacio suficiente?Under Rule 8(c) of the Regulations, what manoeuvre may be the most effective to avoid a close-quarters situation, if there is enough sea room?
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Correct answer: b) Altering course alone.
Why it is correct
With enough sea room, altering course alone may be the most effective.
Why the others are not
- a) Increasing speed is not what the rule says.
- c) The rule provides for that when more time is needed, not here.
- d) The rule provides for that when more time is needed, not here.
How to work it out in the exam
- With room: course. Without time: speed.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2021 · Convocatoria de diciembre · PER Test 2 · question 26 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2021 · Convocatoria de diciembre · PER Test 6 · question 26 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 8
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 8
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