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Si divisamos una marca que tiene de marca de tope dos conos superpuestos, opuestos por sus bases, la pasaremos por el cuadrante:If we sight a mark whose topmark is two cones, one above the other, base to base, we pass it in the quadrant:
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Correct answer: d) East.
Why it is correct
Base to base is the east cardinal, passed to the 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) South points down.
- b) North points up.
- c) West is point to point.
How to work it out in the exam
- Egg shape: E for east.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2015 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Modelo A · question 15 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2015 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Modelo B · question 15 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
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