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Si avistamos una marca de color amarillo con una ancha banda horizontal negra coronada por dos conos negros superpuestos opuestos por sus vértices, ¿qué información nos está dando?If we sight a yellow mark with a broad black horizontal band topped by two black cones point to point, what does it tell us?
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Correct answer: d) To clear a danger we must sail in its west quadrant.
Why it is correct
Yellow with a black band and cones point to point is the west cardinal. Pass to the west.
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.
- b) Base to base.
- c) Not that.
How to work it out in the exam
- Point to point: west.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2022 · Convocatoria de diciembre · PER Test 2 · question 13 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2022 · Convocatoria de diciembre · PER Test 4 · question 15 Official paper · Official answer key
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