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Boya de castillete de color amarillo con banda ancha horizontal negra, y cuya marca de tope son 2 conos negros superpuestos opuestos por sus vértices, indica…A yellow pillar buoy with a broad black horizontal band, topped by two black cones point to point, shows:
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Correct answer: b) Navigable water to the west.
Why it is correct
Yellow with a black band and cones point to point is west. Navigable water is west.
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 down.
- c) Base to base.
- d) b is right.
How to work it out in the exam
- West: point to point.
Where this question comes from
- Región de Murcia · 2018 · 3ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 17 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
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