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Avistamos una boya en forma de castillete, que en la parte superior tiene un cono con el vértice hacia arriba (el resplandor del sol no permite distinguir el color). Se trata de:We sight a pillar buoy with a cone, apex upwards, on top (the glare of the sun stops us seeing the colour). It is:
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Correct answer: c) A starboard lateral mark. Entering port it must be left to starboard
Why it is correct
A single cone, apex up, is the starboard lateral topmark.
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) A cardinal has two cones.
- b) Port carries a cylinder.
- d) Isolated danger carries two spheres.
How to work it out in the exam
- The topmark’s shape identifies the mark even when you cannot see the colour.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2022 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Modelo A · question 14 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2022 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Modelo B · question 15 Official paper · Official answer key
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