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Entrando en puerto por un canal balizado, por nuestra banda de estribor debemos dejar las marcas laterales de color:Entering harbour by a marked channel, we must leave on our starboard side the lateral marks coloured:
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Correct answer: a) Green
Why it is correct
In Region A, entering: green to starboard.
IALA World Regions: Region A covers Europe (including Spain), Africa, Oceania and Asia (except Japan, South Korea and the Philippines); when entering from seaward, keep RED (can) marks to PORT and GREEN (cone) marks to STARBOARD. Region B covers the Americas (North, Central and South), Japan, South Korea and the Philippines; lateral colours are reversed (GREEN to port and RED to starboard when entering), while keeping the same shapes (can to port, cone to starboard) and identical cardinal, isolated danger, safe water and special marks.
Why the others are not
- b) Red is left to port.
- c) Yellow is for special marks.
- d) It matters, and hugging a mark is dangerous.
How to work it out in the exam
- Entering: green to starboard, red to port.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2016 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Modelo A · question 14 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2016 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Modelo B · question 16 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
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