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Record 1 2015-12-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Special-Language Phraseology
  • Signalling and Illumination (Water Transp.)
  • Ship Piloting
  • River and Sea Navigation
CONT

The general rule is: red, right, returning. Keep the starboard hand (red-coloured) markers/buoys/lights to the starboard side when your vessel is: returning from the sea, heading upstream, entering a harbour or proceeding clockwise around the North American continent.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
  • Signalisation (Transport par eau)
  • Pilotage des navires
  • Navigation fluviale et maritime

Spanish

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