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¿Cuándo debemos encender las luces de navegación?When must we switch on navigation lights?
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Correct answer: d) Answers a) and b) are correct
Why it is correct
Rule 20 applies lights from sunset to sunrise, and they also apply by day in restricted visibility.
Why the others are not
- a) True but incomplete.
- b) True but incomplete.
- c) They go on well before full darkness.
How to work it out in the exam
- Lights: when the sun is down, or when you cannot see well.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2016 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Modelo A · question 19 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2016 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Modelo B · question 20 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 20
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 20
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