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Para indicar que las aguas más profundas de la zona en que se encuentra colocada son las del cuadrante que da nombre a la marca, se utilizan…To show that the deepest water in the area lies in the quadrant giving the mark its name, we use…
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Correct answer: a) Cardinal marks
Why it is correct
A cardinal says which quadrant holds the deepest or safest water. So you pass on the side of its name.
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) They mark channel sides.
- c) Water all round.
- d) They mark a single danger.
How to work it out in the exam
- Water in the named quadrant: cardinal.
Where this question comes from
- Región de Murcia · 2018 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 17 Official paper · Official answer key
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