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Conforme a la Regla 9 del RIPA, “Canales angostos”, los buques que se aproximen a un canal angosto en donde, por estar obstaculizada la visión, no puedan verse otros buques:Under Rule 9, vessels nearing a narrow channel where obstructed view hides other vessels:
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Correct answer: a) Navigate with alertness, sounding one prolonged blast.
Why it is correct
At a blind bend go alert with one prolonged blast. If answered, a vessel is round the corner.
Why the others are not
- b) Long.
- c) Not the rule.
- d) Long.
How to work it out in the exam
- Bend: one long.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2023 · Convocatoria de junio · PER Test 1 · question 19 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2023 · Convocatoria de junio · PER Test 3 · question 23 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 9
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 9
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