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Las marcas de aguas navegables tienen colores:Safe water marks are coloured:
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Correct answer: c) White and red.
Why it is correct
A safe water mark has red and white vertical stripes. Black and red is isolated danger.
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 cardinal.
- b) Isolated danger.
- d) None.
How to work it out in the exam
- Red and white: safe water.
Where this question comes from
- Región de Murcia · 2021 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 16 Official paper · Official answer key
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