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Subiendo por un canal, las Marcas Laterales estarán ordenadas numérica o alfabéticamente:Going up a channel, Lateral Marks will be numbered or lettered:
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Correct answer: b) Following the conventional direction of buoyage.
Why it is correct
Numbering follows the conventional direction of buoyage.
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) Regions change colours, not this direction.
- c) It is the other way round.
- d) There is a common standard.
How to work it out in the exam
- Numbers and colours follow the same conventional direction.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2021 · Convocatoria de julio · PER Test 1 · question 14 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2021 · Convocatoria de julio · PER Test 3 · question 13 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
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