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Navegando de noche al través de la Isla de Toralla, observamos 3 destellos de color verde por nuestro costado de estribor, ¿qué tipo de Marca sería?Sailing at night abeam of Isla de Toralla, we see 3 green flashes on our starboard side. What type of mark would it be?
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Correct answer: d) Starboard lateral mark.
Why it is correct
A green light in groups of three flashes belongs to a starboard lateral mark.
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 mark gives 2 + 1 flashes.
- b) Port has a red light.
- c) That mark is red with a red light.
How to work it out in the exam
- Green: starboard. Only 2 + 1 means a bifurcation.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2026 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 1 · question 13 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2026 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 3 · question 15 Official paper · Official answer key
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