Si navegando nos encontramos una boya de color amarillo y con una marca de tope en forma de X, estaremos ante…If we find a yellow buoy with an X-shaped topmark, we are looking at:

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Si navegando nos encontramos una boya de color amarillo y con una marca de tope en forma de X, estaremos ante…If we find a yellow buoy with an X-shaped topmark, we are looking at:

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Correct answer: d) A special mark.

Why it is correct

Yellow with an X is the special mark.

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) Two balls.
b) Cones.
c) No such mark.

How to work it out in the exam

Yellow and X: special.

Where this question comes from

Región de Murcia · 2023 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 17 Official paper · Official answer key

Regulations

IALA R1001, Maritime Buoyage System, ed. 2.0

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