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¿Qué indican las marcas especiales según la normativa IALA?:What do special marks indicate under IALA rules?
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Correct answer: b) They show special areas such as recreation zones, cables or submarine pipelines
Why it is correct
They mark special areas or features, not the route.
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) Those are lateral marks.
- c) That is the safe water mark.
- d) That is a lateral mark.
How to work it out in the exam
- Special: yellow, special area.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2024 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Modelo A · question 14 Official paper · Official answer key
- Junta de Andalucía · 2024 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Modelo B · question 15 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
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