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En un canal balizado, las marcas de color verde debemos dejarlas:In a buoyed channel, green marks should be left:
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Correct answer: d) Leaving port, on our port side.
Why it is correct
Entering, greens go to starboard. Leaving it is reversed: 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
- a) Depends on direction.
- b) Depends on direction.
- c) That is entering.
How to work it out in the exam
- Leaving: greens to port.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2023 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Modelo A · question 13 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2023 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Modelo B · question 14 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
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