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La luz de una marca de bifurcación de canal principal a estribor es de color:The light on a preferred channel to starboard mark is coloured:
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Correct answer: b) Red.
Why it is correct
It is a red mark with a green band, and its light is red in rhythm (2+1).
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) White belongs to cardinals and other marks.
- c) Green is for preferred channel to port.
- d) Colour has meaning.
How to work it out in the exam
- The light matches the mark's main colour.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2015 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Modelo A · question 14 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2015 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Modelo B · question 16 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
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