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Las boyas de marcas especiales se utilizan para indicar:Special mark buoys are used to show:

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Correct answer: d) All the answers are correct.

Why it is correct

Special marks show a particular area or feature, rather than guiding a route: fish farms, reserves or exercise areas.

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) A real use, but not the only one.
  • b) A real use, but not the only one.
  • c) A real use, but not the only one.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. Special mark: something is here, not go this way.

Where this question comes from

Regulations

Try it: Buoyage pilotage

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