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La marca cardinal consistente en dos conos superpuestos opuestos por sus bases y color banda amarilla entre dos bandas negras, nos indica que las aguas navegables con relación a dicha marca están situadas al:A cardinal mark with two cones placed base to base, and a yellow band between two black bands, shows that navigable water relative to it lies to the:
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Correct answer: b) East
Why it is correct
Cones base to base and yellow between black: east cardinal. Navigable water lies east.
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) North is black over yellow.
- c) South is yellow over black.
- d) West is black between yellow.
How to work it out in the exam
- Cone points show where the black is: here, top and bottom.
Where this question comes from
- Región de Murcia · 2019 · 3ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 14 Official paper · Official answer key
- Región de Murcia · 2024 · 3ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 16 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
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