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Cuando la luz de una Marca cardinal tiene un ritmo de 3 centelleos muy rápidos o rápidos seguidos de un periodo de oscuridad, esta es una Marca cardinal:When a cardinal mark’s light shows 3 very quick or quick flashes then darkness, it is a cardinal:
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Correct answer: d) East.
Why it is correct
Three flashes are the east cardinal, like 3 on a clock.
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) Nine.
- b) Continuous.
- c) 6 + long.
How to work it out in the exam
- 3: east.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2024 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 2 · question 13 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2024 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 4 · question 17 Official paper · Official answer key
Regulations
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