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De acuerdo con las Reglas 23 y 27 del RIPA, ¿qué conjunto de luces exhibirá de noche un buque de 60 metros de eslora, de propulsión mecánica, con arrancada y con capacidad de maniobra restringida, sabiendo que no se dedica a operaciones de limpieza de minas?Under Rules 23 and 27, what lights does a 60-metre power vessel making way and restricted in her ability to manoeuvre (not minesweeping) show at night?
Show the answer
Correct answer: b) Two masthead lights, sidelights, sternlight and three all-round lights in a line, red, white, red.
Why it is correct
At 60 metres she shows two masthead lights, sidelights and sternlight. She adds red-white-red as restricted.
Why the others are not
- a) Two masthead.
- c) Three reds: draught.
- d) Red over white: fishing.
How to work it out in the exam
- Restricted: red-white-red.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2025 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 1 · question 25 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2025 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 3 · question 19 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 23, 27
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 23, 27
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