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Según las definciones que aparecen en el RIPA, ¿qué entendemos por un buque de vela?Under the Collision Regulations definitions, what is a sailing vessel?
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Correct answer: a) Any vessel under sail provided her propelling machinery, if fitted, is not being used.
Why it is correct
A sailing vessel is under sail without using her engine. With the engine running she is a power vessel.
Why the others are not
- b) Having a sail is not enough.
- c) With engine it differs.
- d) Not the definition.
How to work it out in the exam
- Sail without engine: sailing vessel.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2020 · Convocatoria de diciembre · PER Test 4 · question 22 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 3
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 3
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