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Una boya que tiene como marca de tope dos esferas negras indica:A buoy with two black spheres as topmark indicates:
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Correct answer: d) A danger with navigable water all around it
Why it is correct
Two black spheres mark an isolated danger. It sits on the danger, with navigable water all round.
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) Not its meaning.
- b) A south cardinal has two cones down.
- c) A north cardinal has two cones up.
How to work it out in the exam
- Two balls: isolated danger.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2022 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Modelo A · question 14 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2022 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Modelo B · question 16 Official paper · Official answer key
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