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En relación con las Marcas Especiales, señale la opción CORRECTA.On special marks, mark the CORRECT option.
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Correct answer: d) If they had a topmark it would be a yellow “X”.
Why it is correct
A special mark is yellow, with a yellow light and a yellow X topmark. Its rhythm must not be confused with white-light rhythms.
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) The light is yellow.
- b) Must not be confused.
- c) Allowed.
How to work it out in the exam
- Special: yellow and X.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2025 · Convocatoria de junio · PER Test 1 · question 16 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2025 · Convocatoria de junio · PER Test 2 · question 15 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
Pending instructor review. Machine translation, not reviewed.