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Una marca cardinal indica que las aguas más profundas, en la zona en que se encuentra colocada, son:A cardinal mark shows that the deepest water in its area lies:
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Correct answer: a) In the quadrant that names the mark.
Why it is correct
A north cardinal has deep water to the north, a south one to the south, and so on.
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
- b) The reverse.
- c) It does.
- d) Only the named one.
How to work it out in the exam
- Cardinal: pass on its named side.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2020 · Convocatoria de diciembre · PER Test 1 · question 13 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
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