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Una marca exhibe una luz de color blanco, que tiene igual duración de luz y de oscuridad. Se trata de una marca:A mark shows a white light with equal periods of light and darkness. It is:
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Correct answer: b) A safe water mark
Why it is correct
A white isophase light is one of the safe water rhythms. A cardinal flashes quickly and an isolated danger gives two flashes.
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) It flashes quickly and continuously.
- c) Two flashes.
- d) It does exist.
How to work it out in the exam
- White isophase: safe water.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2023 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Modelo A · question 16 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2023 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Modelo B · question 17 Official paper · Official answer key
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