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¿De qué color son las marcas de aguas navegables?What colour are safe water marks?
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Correct answer: d) Red and white stripes.
Why it is correct
The safe water mark has red and white vertical stripes.
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) Red and black is isolated danger, in horizontal bands.
- b) This combination does not exist.
- c) Blue and yellow is the emergency wreck mark.
How to work it out in the exam
- Red and white, safe; red and black, danger.
Where this question comes from
- Región de Murcia · 2019 · 3ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 16 Official paper · Official answer key
- Región de Murcia · 2021 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 16 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
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