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Si nos encontramos una marca pintada con bandas horizontales amarillas y negras, y cuya marca de tope son dos conos superpuestos con los vértices hacia abajo, estamos ante…A mark painted with yellow and black horizontal bands and topped by two cones pointing down is:
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Correct answer: c) A south cardinal.
Why it is correct
Cones pointing down point south. It is the south cardinal.
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) Cones up.
- b) Base to base.
- d) Point to point.
How to work it out in the exam
- Cones down: south.
Where this question comes from
- Región de Murcia · 2023 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 14 Official paper · Official answer key
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