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Cuando un buque de propulsión mecánica en navegación da "dos pitadas cortas" para indicar su maniobra, significa que:When a power-driven vessel under way gives “two short blasts” to show her manoeuvre, it means:
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Correct answer: d) She is altering to port.
Why it is correct
Two short blasts mean I am altering to port. One is starboard, three astern.
Why the others are not
- a) One.
- b) Three.
- c) No signal.
How to work it out in the exam
- Two short: port.
Where this question comes from
- Región de Murcia · 2021 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 26 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 34
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 34
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