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El ritmo de la luz de la marca de tope de una marca cardinal Oeste, es:The light rhythm on a west cardinal mark is:
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Correct answer: a) 9 very quick flashes followed by a dark period.
Why it is correct
A west cardinal gives nine flashes: VQ(9) every 10 seconds.
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
- b) Six, plus one long, is south.
- c) Three is east.
- d) Continuous is north.
How to work it out in the exam
- Clock: 3 east, 6 south, 9 west.
Where this question comes from
- Región de Murcia · 2019 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 14 Official paper · Official answer key
- Región de Murcia · 2024 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 15 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
Pending instructor review. Machine translation, not reviewed.