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En la región A de balizamiento las marcas laterales de babor podrán tener forma:In IALA Region A, port lateral marks may be shaped:
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Correct answer: a) Can, pillar or spar.
Why it is correct
In Region A the port mark is red and can, pillar or spar. The cone is 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) Cone is starboard.
- c) X is special.
- d) a is right.
How to work it out in the exam
- Port: can.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2022 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 3 · question 39 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2022 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 4 · question 38 Official paper · Official answer key
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