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Una luz blanca centelleante continua corresponde a una marca:A continuous quick-flashing white light belongs to a mark:
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Correct answer: b) North cardinal
Why it is correct
The north cardinal flashes continuously, very quick or quick. It is the clock at twelve.
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) Isolated danger flashes in groups of two.
- c) Channel division flashes Fl(2+1), red or green.
- d) Safe water is isophase or occulting.
How to work it out in the exam
- No groups, never stopping: north.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2016 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Modelo A · question 13 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2016 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Modelo B · question 13 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
Pending instructor review. Machine translation, not reviewed.