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Una luz amarilla en una boya, significa:A yellow light on a buoy means:
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Correct answer: a) A special mark.
Why it is correct
A yellow light belongs to special marks.
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) Cardinals have white lights.
- c) Lateral lights are red or green.
- d) Isolated danger has a white light.
How to work it out in the exam
- Light colour matches the mark: yellow with yellow.
Where this question comes from
- Región de Murcia · 2018 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 17 Official paper · Official answer key
- Región de Murcia · 2021 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 17 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
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