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Según el Reglamento Internacional para Prevenir Abordajes en la Mar (RIPA) un buque de propulsión mecánica es:Under the rules, a power-driven vessel is:
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Correct answer: c) Any vessel propelled by machinery.
Why it is correct
What counts is being moved by machinery, not having an engine. A sailing boat with engine off is sail.
Why the others are not
- a) She must use it.
- b) Not under sail.
- d) Something else.
How to work it out in the exam
- Power-driven: moved by machinery.
Where this question comes from
- Región de Murcia · 2021 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 18 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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