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Una marca es de color negro con una ancha banda horizontal amarilla. Su marca de tope será:A mark is black with a broad yellow horizontal band. Its topmark will be:
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Correct answer: a) Two black cones, upper point up and lower point down
Why it is correct
Black with a yellow band is the east cardinal. Its cones meet base to base: upper pointing up, lower down.
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) That is west.
- c) No sphere.
- d) No sphere.
How to work it out in the exam
- East: cones base to base.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2023 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Modelo A · question 17 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2023 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Modelo B · question 15 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
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