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En relación a las marcas cardinales, indique la respuesta INCORRECTA:Regarding cardinal marks, choose the INCORRECT answer:
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Correct answer: c) The four quadrants (North, East, South, West) are bounded by the relative bearings (marcaciones) NW-NE, NE-SE, SE-SW, SW-NW taken from the point to be marked.
Why it is correct
Quadrants are bounded by true bearings from the point, not relative bearings (marcaciones).
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) This is correct, so it is not the answer.
- b) This is correct, so it is not the answer.
- d) This is correct, so it is not the answer.
How to work it out in the exam
- Watch the exact word: demora and marcación are not the same.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2022 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 3 · question 13 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2022 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 4 · question 15 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
Pending instructor review. Machine translation, not reviewed.