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Para indicar una zona de vertedero utilizaremos:To mark a spoil ground we use:
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Correct answer: a) Yellow buoys.
Why it is correct
A spoil ground is a special area marked with yellow buoys. The others are other marks.
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) Isolated danger.
- c) Port lateral.
- d) North cardinal.
How to work it out in the exam
- Special area: yellow.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2020 · Convocatoria de diciembre · PER Test 5 · question 13 Official paper · Official answer key
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