Spanish original · English

Hover or tap underlined Spanish terms to see their translation and exam tip.

El color de una marca de peligro aislado es:The colour of an isolated danger mark is:

Show the answer

Correct answer: d) Black with red horizontal bands.

Why it is correct

It is black with one or more broad red horizontal bands.

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 resembles a preferred channel mark.
  • b) That is a preferred channel mark.
  • c) That combination does not exist.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. Black and red, danger.

Where this question comes from

Regulations

Try it: Buoyage pilotage

Pending instructor review. Machine translation, not reviewed.