Hover or tap underlined Spanish terms to see their translation and exam tip.
En caso de riesgo de abordaje de dos veleros, se mantendrá apartado de la derrota del otro:When two sailing vessels risk collision, the one keeping out of the way of the other is:
Show the answer
Correct answer: a) The one with the wind on her port side.
Why it is correct
Rule 12 a) i): with the wind on opposite sides, the vessel with the wind to port keeps clear.
Why the others are not
- b) That is the stand-on vessel.
- c) Leeward stands on, and only with the wind on the same side.
- d) Windward decides only when the wind is on the same side.
How to work it out in the exam
- First check the sides. Different: port keeps clear. Same: windward keeps clear.
Where this question comes from
- Región de Murcia · 2017 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 24 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2015 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Modelo A · question 20 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2015 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Modelo B · question 25 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2021 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Modelo A · question 20 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2021 · 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 12
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 12
Pending instructor review. Machine translation, not reviewed.