Dos conos superpuestos, opuestos por sus bases, como marca de tope de una boya pintada con banda amarilla entre dos bandas negras, indica…Two cones base to base as the topmark of a buoy painted with a yellow band between two black bands means:

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Dos conos superpuestos, opuestos por sus bases, como marca de tope de una boya pintada con banda amarilla entre dos bandas negras, indica…Two cones base to base as the topmark of a buoy painted with a yellow band between two black bands means:

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Correct answer: d) Deepest water to the east.

Why it is correct

Base to base and black-yellow-black is the east cardinal. Deep water lies east.

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) Point to point.
b) Cones up.
c) Cones down.

How to work it out in the exam

Base to base: east.

Where this question comes from

Región de Murcia · 2017 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 13 Official paper · Official answer key

Regulations

IALA R1001, Maritime Buoyage System, ed. 2.0

Try it: Buoyage pilotage

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