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Si navegando de noche, avistamos una baliza que da grupos de dos destellos blancos, podemos suponer que se trata de:At night we sight a beacon giving groups of two white flashes. We may assume it is:
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Correct answer: b) An isolated danger mark.
Why it is correct
Groups of two white flashes are 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) Three.
- c) Isophase or occulting.
- d) Yellow.
How to work it out in the exam
- Fl(2): isolated danger.
Where this question comes from
- Región de Murcia · 2022 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 16 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
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