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¿Qué buques nunca exhiben luz de tope?:Which vessels never show a masthead light?:
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Correct answer: b) Sailing vessels
Why it is correct
A masthead light means power-driven, so a sailing vessel does not carry one.
Why the others are not
- a) A trawler of 50 metres or more does carry one.
- c) It carries two or three masthead lights.
- d) Only b) is correct.
How to work it out in the exam
- Masthead: power. Sail: no masthead.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2022 · 3ª convocatoria · PER Modelo A · question 19 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2022 · 3ª convocatoria · PER Modelo B · question 21 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
- IMO: Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs) · Rule 23, 25
- RIPA, consolidated text (BOE) · Rule 23, 25
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