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Encontrándonos en navegación, observamos por nuestro costado de estribor, hacia proa del través, una embarcación que demora al 030º. Veinte minutos más tarde vemos que la demora apenas ha variado, estando al 030,5º. Según la Regla 7 del RIPA, ¿qué hemos de considerar?Under way, we see on our starboard side, forward of the beam, a vessel bearing 030º. Twenty minutes later the bearing has hardly changed, at 030.5º. Under Rule 7, what must we consider?
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Correct answer: a) That risk of collision exists.
Why it is correct
A bearing that hardly changes means risk of collision. That is Rule 7’s test.
Why the others are not
- b) Bearing is the test.
- c) She is to starboard: give way.
- d) Not to port nor small steps.
How to work it out in the exam
- Steady bearing: risk.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2021 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 3 · question 19 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2021 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 5 · question 27 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 7
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 7
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