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En una situación de alcance en mar abierto con buques que están a la vista el uno del otro, ¿cuándo el buque que alcanza deberá mantenerse apartado de la derrota del buque alcanzado?:When overtaking in open sea with vessels in sight of one another, when must the overtaking vessel keep clear of the overtaken?
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Correct answer: b) Always
Why it is correct
Rule 13: always, whatever the vessel.
Why the others are not
- a) That is the opposite.
- c) It holds for all.
- d) It overrides categories.
How to work it out in the exam
- The overtaker keeps clear, always.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2025 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Modelo A · question 18 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2025 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Modelo B · question 18 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 13
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 13
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