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Un castillete con franjas verticales blancas y rojas es una marca:A pillar with white and red vertical stripes is a mark:
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Correct answer: d) Of safe water
Why it is correct
Red and white vertical stripes identify safe water.
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 is black and red.
- b) A special mark is yellow.
- c) A channel division is red or green with a band.
How to work it out in the exam
- Vertical and red-white: safe.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2016 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Modelo A · question 17 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2016 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Modelo B · question 13 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2016 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Modelo A · question 17 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2016 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Modelo B · question 14 Official paper · Official answer key
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