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¿Cómo estará balizado un peligro aislado?How will an isolated danger be marked?

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Correct answer: d) Answers a) and c) are correct.

Why it is correct

An isolated danger is black with red bands and has two black spheres on top. One red sphere is safe water.

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) True, but not the only one.
  • b) That is safe water.
  • c) True, but not the only one.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. Isolated danger: black, red, two balls.

Where this question comes from

Regulations

Try it: Buoyage pilotage

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