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Las marcas de tope de las Marcas cardinales serán siempre:The topmarks of Cardinal marks will always be:
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Correct answer: d) A double black cone.
Why it is correct
Cardinals carry two black cones.
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) They are black cones.
- b) They are cones, not cylinders.
- c) They are black.
How to work it out in the exam
- Two black cones: cardinal.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2025 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 2 · question 13 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2025 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 4 · question 16 Official paper · Official answer key
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