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¿Cuándo se entenderá que los buques están a la vista uno del otro?:When are vessels deemed to be in sight of one another?:
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Correct answer: a) Only when one can be observed visually from the other
Why it is correct
Rule 3 defines it by visual observation alone.
Why the others are not
- b) Course plays no part.
- c) Radar does not count as being in sight.
- d) No distance is set.
How to work it out in the exam
- Radar only: Rule 19. In sight: Rules 11 to 18.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2024 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Modelo A · question 21 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2024 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Modelo B · question 19 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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