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En relación con las Reglas 12 y 17 de la sección II del RIPA, “Conducta de los buques que se encuentren a la vista uno del otro”, ¿qué debe hacer, en principio, un buque de vela que recibe el viento por estribor cuando se aproxima, con riesgo de abordaje, a otro buque de vela que recibe el viento por babor?Under Rules 12 and 17, what should a sailing vessel with the wind on the starboard side do on approaching, with risk of collision, a sailing vessel with the wind on the port side?
Show the answer
Correct answer: b) Keep her course and speed.
Why it is correct
On opposite tacks the port-tack vessel gives way. The starboard-tack vessel stands on.
Why the others are not
- a) Port tack gives way.
- c) Holds on.
- d) Holds on.
How to work it out in the exam
- Starboard tack: stand on.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2025 · Convocatoria de junio · PER Test 1 · question 23 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2025 · Convocatoria de junio · PER Test 2 · question 22 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 12, 17
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 12, 17
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