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Las marcas especiales:Special marks:
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Correct answer: c) May carry letters or numbers and may also include a pictogram, to show their purpose, using the appropriate symbols of the International Hydrographic Organization.
Why it is correct
IALA says they may carry letters or numbers, and may also include an IHO pictogram.
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) It is an option, not a duty.
- b) The pictogram is not compulsory, and the symbols are the IHO’s.
- d) It is an option, not a duty.
How to work it out in the exam
- Watch “must” and “may”: here everything is “may”.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2021 · Convocatoria de diciembre · PER Test 2 · question 17 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2021 · Convocatoria de diciembre · PER Test 6 · question 17 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
Pending instructor review. Machine translation, not reviewed.