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La marca de tope de las marcas laterales de babor en España son:The topmark of port lateral marks in Spain is:
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Correct answer: d) A red cylinder.
Why it is correct
In Region A the port mark carries a red can. The green cone is 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) No such mark.
- b) No such mark.
- c) No such mark.
How to work it out in the exam
- Port: red can.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2021 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Modelo A · question 15 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2021 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Modelo B · question 16 Official paper · Official answer key
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