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Avistamos un buque al que solo le vemos una luz roja. Se trata de:We sight a vessel showing only one red light. It is:
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Correct answer: b) A sailing vessel
Why it is correct
A sailing vessel shows only sidelights and a sternlight: from the side you see one red light.
Why the others are not
- a) A power vessel would also show its white masthead light.
- c) A fishing vessel would also show its all-round lights.
- d) Only the sailing vessel fits.
How to work it out in the exam
- No white masthead light: think sail.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2018 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Modelo A · question 27 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2018 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Modelo B · question 25 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 23, 25
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 23, 25
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