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Según la Regla 9 del RIPA, Canales angostos, ¿qué tipo de buque NO estorbará el tránsito de ningún otro buque que navegue dentro de un paso o canal angosto?Under Rule 9, which vessel shall NOT impede the passage of any other vessel navigating within a narrow channel?
Show the answer
Correct answer: b) A vessel engaged in fishing.
Why it is correct
Rule 9 says a fishing vessel shall not impede any other vessel navigating within the channel. The others have other rules.
Why the others are not
- a) It is the one not to be impeded.
- c) It counts as power-driven.
- d) It is restricted.
How to work it out in the exam
- Channel: fishing does not impede.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2023 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 2 · question 23 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2023 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 4 · question 21 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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