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Al entrar en puerto ¿qué color tienen las marcas laterales de babor y estribor, respectivamente?:Entering port, what colour are the port and starboard lateral marks respectively?
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Correct answer: b) Red to port and green to starboard
Why it is correct
In Region A, entering, red to port and green to starboard. Region B is reversed.
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
- a) That is Region B.
- c) Not lateral.
- d) Not lateral.
How to work it out in the exam
- Region A: red to port.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2025 · 3ª convocatoria · PER Modelo A · question 13 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2025 · 3ª convocatoria · PER Modelo B · question 14 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
Pending instructor review. Machine translation, not reviewed.