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La marca de tope (si la tiene) de una marca especial, consiste:The topmark (if any) of a special mark is:

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Correct answer: c) An X.

Why it is correct

A special mark carries a yellow X.

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 cone is the starboard mark.
  • b) A sphere is safe water.
  • d) A can is the port mark.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. X marks the spot: something is here.

Where this question comes from

Regulations

Try it: Buoyage pilotage

Pending instructor review. Machine translation, not reviewed.