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Si una Marca de Aguas Navegables tuviese marca de tope, esta estaría compuesta por:If a safe water mark had a topmark, it would be:

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Correct answer: a) A single red sphere.

Why it is correct

The safe water topmark is one red sphere. Two black is 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

  • b) Port lateral.
  • c) Isolated danger.
  • d) No such topmark.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. Safe water: one red ball.

Where this question comes from

Regulations

Try it: Buoyage pilotage

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