This document provides information about various aids to navigation including lateral marks, cardinal marks, isolated danger marks, safe water marks, and special marks. For each type of buoy or mark, it identifies the shape, color, light characteristic, and the side or direction the vessel should pass when following the general direction of buoyage for that area. No additional context is provided about the location or waterway.
This document provides information about various aids to navigation including lateral marks, cardinal marks, isolated danger marks, safe water marks, and special marks. For each type of buoy or mark, it identifies the shape, color, light characteristic, and the side or direction the vessel should pass when following the general direction of buoyage for that area. No additional context is provided about the location or waterway.
This document provides information about various aids to navigation including lateral marks, cardinal marks, isolated danger marks, safe water marks, and special marks. For each type of buoy or mark, it identifies the shape, color, light characteristic, and the side or direction the vessel should pass when following the general direction of buoyage for that area. No additional context is provided about the location or waterway.
This document provides information about various aids to navigation including lateral marks, cardinal marks, isolated danger marks, safe water marks, and special marks. For each type of buoy or mark, it identifies the shape, color, light characteristic, and the side or direction the vessel should pass when following the general direction of buoyage for that area. No additional context is provided about the location or waterway.
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No indication of ‘shape’. These buoys
may require further information, eg IALA region or top mark.
Can shape (ie port lateral mark)
Cone shape (ie starboard lateral
mark) For each of the following slides you should be able to identify the: • Buoy • light characteristic • region • top mark • side to pass the buoy (or ‘leave the buoy to’). Unless otherwise stated, the vessel is following the general direction of Buoyage. Port hand Lateral Mark – IALA A Red Light - any except 2+1 A/C to Starboard Course 090°T
North Cardinal Mark
White Light continuous flashing. A/C to Port Emergency Wreck Mark Isophase yellow and blue light Special Mark Yellow Light - any that cannot be confused with a white light Following General Direction of Buoyage Take preferred channel
Preferred channel to Starboard – IALA A
Red Light - 2+1 A/C to Starboard Following General Direction of Buoyage
Starboard hand lateral mark– IALA A
Green Light – any except 2+1 A/C to Port Isloated Danger Mark White light group flash 2 Safe Water Mark White Light – Isophase, Long Flash (10s), Morse A or Occulting Starboard hand lateral mark – IALA A Green Light – any except 2+1 A/C to Starboard Special Mark Yellow Light - any that cannot be confused with a white light Course 000°T
West Cardinal Mark
White Light 9 Quick (15s) or 9 Very Quick (10s). A/C to port Emergency Wreck Mark Isophase yellow and blue light Port hand lateral mark – IALA A Red Light – any except 2+1 A/C to Starboard Course 180°T
East Cardinal Mark
White Light 3 Quick (10s) or 9 Very Quick (5s). A/C to port Preferred channel to Starboard – IALA A Red Light - 2+1 Special Mark Yellow Light - any that cannot be confused with a white light A/C to Starboard Preferred channel to Starboard – IALA B Green Light - 2+1 A/C to port Course 270°T
South Cardinal Mark
White Light 6 Quick + 1 Long (15s) or 6 Very Quick + 1 Long (10s). A/C to port Special Mark Yellow Light - any that cannot be confused with a white light A/C to Port Following General Direction of Buoyage Take preferred channel
Preferred channel to Starboard – IALA B
Green Light - 2+1 A/C to starboard Starboard lateral mark – IALA A Green Light – any except 2+1 A/C to Starboard Course 090°T
South Cardinal Mark
White Light 6 Quick + 1 Long (15s) or 6 Very Quick + 1 Long (10s). A/C to Starboard Course 180°T
West Cardinal Mark
White Light 9 Quick (15s) or 9 Very Quick (10s). A/C to Starboard Preferred channel to port – IALA A Green Light - 2+1 A/C to port Isloated Danger Mark White light group flash 2 Course 270°T
North Cardinal Mark
White Light continuous flashing. A/C to Starboard Course 180°T
East Cardinal Mark
White Light 3 Quick (10s) or 9 Very Quick (5s). A/C to port Safe Water Mark White Light – Isophase, Long Flash (10s), Morse A or Occulting Special Mark Yellow Light - any that cannot be confused with a white light A/C to Starboard