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Si avistamos una marca de color negro con una ancha banda horizontal amarilla coronada por dos conos negros superpuestos opuestos por sus bases, ¿qué información nos está dando?If we see a black mark with a broad yellow band, topped by two black cones base to base, what does it tell us?
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Correct answer: b) The deepest water in the area is in the east quadrant.
Why it is correct
Black with a yellow band and cones base to base is the east cardinal. Deep water is east.
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) Cones up.
- c) Not that.
- d) Point to point.
How to work it out in the exam
- East: cones base to base.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2022 · Convocatoria de octubre · PER Test 2 · question 14 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2022 · Convocatoria de octubre · PER Test 4 · question 17 Official paper · Official answer key
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