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Con respecto a las Marcas de Aguas Navegables, señale la respuesta CORRECTA.On safe water marks, mark the CORRECT answer.

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Correct answer: b) Their light, if any, is white.

Why it is correct

A safe water mark, if lit, shows white. The other jobs belong to cardinals and special marks.

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) That is a cardinal.
  • c) That is a special mark.
  • d) That is a cardinal.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. Safe water: white light.

Where this question comes from

Regulations

Try it: Buoyage pilotage

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