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De conformidad con la Regala 33.1 del Capítulo V del Convenio Internacional SOLAS, el capitán de un buque que, estando en el mar, reciba una señal que le indique que hay personas en peligro en el mar:Under SOLAS Chapter V Regulation 33.1, a master at sea receiving a signal that people are in distress:
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Correct answer: a) Must go to their aid only if able to help.
Why it is correct
SOLAS requires going to help if the ship is able to. The persons’ status does not matter.
Why the others are not
- b) Must go.
- c) Only if able.
- d) Irrelevant.
How to work it out in the exam
- SOLAS: go if able.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2021 · Convocatoria de febrero · PER Test 5 · question 11 Official paper · Official answer key
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