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Entrando en puerto, avistamos una boya de color rojo con una banda ancha horizontal verde. Si queremos navegar por el canal principal, dejaremos la boya por nuestra banda de:Entering port we see a red buoy with a broad green horizontal band. To follow the main channel, we leave the buoy on our:
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Correct answer: a) Port side
Why it is correct
Red with a green band is preferred channel to starboard: treat it as red. Entering, leave it to port.
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) That is the secondary channel.
- c) Not safe water.
- d) The side is fixed.
How to work it out in the exam
- Main colour rules.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2022 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Modelo A · question 15 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2022 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Modelo B · question 17 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
Pending instructor review. Machine translation, not reviewed.