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Si una Marca Especial se utiliza para señalizar un cable submarino o una tubería, si tuviese, ¿qué marca de tope llevaría?If a special mark marks a submarine cable or pipeline, what topmark would it carry, if any?
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Correct answer: c) A yellow X shape.
Why it is correct
All special marks, including cable marks, carry a yellow X if topmarked.
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) West.
- b) It may.
- d) Not the topmark.
How to work it out in the exam
- Special: yellow X.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2026 · Convocatoria de junio · PER Test 1 · question 15 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2026 · Convocatoria de junio · PER Test 2 · question 14 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
Pending instructor review. Machine translation, not reviewed.