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Una marca de aguas navegables tiene como tope…A safe water mark’s topmark is:

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Correct answer: c) A red ball.

Why it is correct

Safe water carries one red ball. Two black ones is isolated danger.

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) No such mark.
  • b) Isolated danger.
  • d) Special.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. Red ball: safe water.

Where this question comes from

Regulations

Try it: Buoyage pilotage

Pending instructor review. Machine translation, not reviewed.