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¿Cuándo se utilizarán las señales prescritas en el anexo IV del Reglamento Internacional para prevenir los abordajes?When are the signals in Annex IV of the collision rules used?
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Correct answer: d) When a vessel is in distress and needs help.
Why it is correct
Annex IV lists distress signals, for calling for help. Attracting attention is Rule 36.
Why the others are not
- a) Rule 35.
- b) Lights and shapes.
- c) Rule 36.
How to work it out in the exam
- Annex IV: distress.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2020 · Convocatoria de diciembre · PER Test 4 · question 21 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 37
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 37
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