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Un espeque de color negro con una franja central roja, nos indica la existencia de:A black spar mark with a red central band shows:
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Correct answer: c) An isolated danger.
Why it is correct
Black with one or more broad red horizontal bands is the isolated danger mark.
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 has red and white vertical stripes.
- b) No such mark exists.
- d) The mark does not say whether the danger is submerged.
How to work it out in the exam
- Black and red are the danger colours.
Where this question comes from
- Región de Murcia · 2018 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 15 Official paper · Official answer key
- Región de Murcia · 2022 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 15 Official paper · Official answer key
- Región de Murcia · 2025 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 15 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
Pending instructor review. Machine translation, not reviewed.