Which statement correctly describes Port of Embarkation and Port of Debarkation?

• A. Port of Embarkation is where personnel and cargo depart from, and Port of Debarkation is where they arrive.
• B. Embarkation is for air transport only; Debarkation is for sea transport.
• C. They are the same concept.
• D. Port of Embarkation is where personnel and cargo arrive, and Port of Debarkation is where they depart.

Answer: (A)

Embarkation means boarding a transport, while debarkation means exiting it. The Port of Embarkation is the location from which personnel and cargo depart on their movement, and the Port of Debarkation is where they arrive and unload. This applies across all modes of transport, not just air or sea. That’s why the statement describing the port of embarkation as where they depart and the port of debarkation as where they arrive is correct. The other options are inconsistent with the basic idea that embarkation is boarding and debarkation is arrival, not the reverse or limited to a single transport mode.