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Las marcas laterales de babor. ¿Qué forma y color tienen?Port lateral marks: what shape and colour are they?
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Correct answer: d) All answers above are correct
Why it is correct
Port marks are red and may be can, pillar or spar. So all three are right.
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) True, but not the only one.
- b) True, but not the only one.
- c) True, but not the only one.
How to work it out in the exam
- Port: red, any of those shapes.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2015 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Modelo A · question 17 Official paper · Official answer key
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