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Una marca negra con franjas horizontales rojas es:A black mark with red horizontal bands is:
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Correct answer: b) An isolated danger mark
Why it is correct
Black with red bands is isolated danger.
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) Safe water is red and white vertical.
- c) A port mark is red.
- d) This channel division is green with a red band.
How to work it out in the exam
- Black and red, danger.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2016 · 3ª convocatoria · PER Modelo A · question 14 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2016 · 3ª convocatoria · PER Modelo B · question 17 Official paper · Official answer key
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