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En el punto de bifurcación de un canal, la marca a emplear para indicar el canal principal es:At a channel fork, the mark used to show the main channel is:
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Correct answer: c) A modified lateral mark may be used.
Why it is correct
At a fork a modified lateral mark is used, with a band of the other colour. It shows where the main channel goes.
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 is used.
- b) It must be modified.
- d) It exists.
How to work it out in the exam
- Fork: modified lateral.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2020 · Convocatoria de diciembre · PER Test 4 · question 17 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
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