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Según lo indicado en las Reglas 32 “Definiciones” y 35 “Señales acústicas en visibilidad reducida” del RIPA, ¿qué señal acústica debe realizar un buque de propulsión mecánica, con arrancada, que se encuentre en una zona de visibilidad reducida?Under Rules 32 and 35, what sound signal must a power-driven vessel making way give in restricted visibility?
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Correct answer: a) One blast of about 4 to 6 seconds, at intervals of not more than 2 minutes.
Why it is correct
Making way, a power vessel gives one prolonged blast at most every two minutes. Stopped with no way, she gives two.
Why the others are not
- b) That is stopped, every 2 minutes.
- c) That is short.
- d) Those are short.
How to work it out in the exam
- Power making way: one long.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2026 · Convocatoria de junio · PER Test 1 · question 18 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2026 · Convocatoria de junio · PER Test 2 · question 19 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 35
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 35
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