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Avistamos una boya que emite 3 centelleos blancos cada 10 segundos. Las aguas más profundas la encontraremos:We sight a buoy giving 3 white quick flashes every 10 seconds. The deepest water lies:
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Correct answer: b) East of the mark.
Why it is correct
Three quick flashes 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) Continuous.
- c) Nine.
- d) Fl(2).
How to work it out in the exam
- 3 quick: east.
Where this question comes from
- Región de Murcia · 2021 · 3ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 14 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
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