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Las marcas laterales de babor. ¿Qué forma pueden tener?Port hand lateral marks. What shape can they have?
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Correct answer: d) All the above answers are correct
Why it is correct
The IALA recommendation allows a port hand mark to be can, pillar or spar.
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) Valid, but so are the others.
- b) Valid, but so are the others.
- c) The most typical, but not the only one.
How to work it out in the exam
- Can is only for port and cone only for starboard; pillar and spar serve both, so then check colour and topmark.
Where this question comes from
- Región de Murcia · 2017 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 16 Official paper · Official answer key
- Región de Murcia · 2018 · 3ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 16 Official paper · Official answer key
- Región de Murcia · 2022 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 13 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
Pending instructor review. Machine translation, not reviewed.