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Saliendo de puerto por un canal balizado:Leaving port along a buoyed channel:
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Correct answer: d) None of the answers above is correct
Why it is correct
The rules are stated for entering. Leaving they reverse: green to port and red, with cylinders, to 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
- a) That is entering.
- b) That is entering.
- c) Both are false when leaving port.
How to work it out in the exam
- Check whether it says entering or leaving.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2020 · 3ª convocatoria · PER Modelo A · question 16 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2020 · 3ª convocatoria · PER Modelo B · question 16 Official paper · Official answer key
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