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¿A qué tipo de marca le corresponde un espeque de color negro con una banda ancha horizontal roja?Which type of mark is a black spar with a broad red horizontal band?
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Correct answer: c) Isolated danger mark.
Why it is correct
Black with red bands is the isolated danger, whatever the shape. A spar is just one of its shapes.
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) It is yellow.
- b) It is blue and yellow.
- d) It is black and yellow.
How to work it out in the exam
- Black and red: isolated danger.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2021 · Convocatoria de diciembre · PER Test 2 · question 16 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2021 · Convocatoria de diciembre · PER Test 6 · question 13 Official paper · Official answer key
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