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La marca de tope de la Marca cardinal Este, son dos conos negros superpuestos:The topmark of the east cardinal mark is two black cones:
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Correct answer: b) Base to base.
Why it is correct
The east cardinal has cones base to base, like a diamond.
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) North.
- c) South.
- d) West.
How to work it out in the exam
- East: base to base.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2024 · Convocatoria de junio · PER Test 2 · question 14 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2024 · Convocatoria de junio · PER Test 4 · question 16 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
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