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Las marcas cardinales tienen por objeto indicar al navegante:The purpose of cardinal marks is to show the navigator:
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Correct answer: b) The location of safe water
Why it is correct
A cardinal says in which quadrant the safe water lies.
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 not its purpose.
- c) That is not its purpose.
- d) Channels are marked by lateral marks.
How to work it out in the exam
- North cardinal: safe water lies to the north.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2025 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Modelo A · question 14 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2025 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Modelo B · question 13 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
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