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De acuerdo con las reglas 23. d) ii) y 30.b) del RIPA, si visualizamos únicamente una luz blanca todo horizonte, ¿qué interpretación será INCORRECTA?Under Rules 23(d)(ii) and 30(b), if we see only one all-round white light, which interpretation is INCORRECT?
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Correct answer: a) It could be a 75-metre vessel at anchor.
Why it is correct
From 50 metres a vessel at anchor shows two white lights. So a 75-metre one does not show just one.
Why the others are not
- b) Correct: under 50 m.
- c) Correct: under 7 m and 7 kn.
- d) Correct.
How to work it out in the exam
- Anchor ≥ 50 m: two whites.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2023 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 1 · question 18 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2023 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 3 · question 27 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 23, 30
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 23, 30
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