Aids to Navigation* Flashcards

1
Q

What is the difference between a fixed aid and a buoy?

A

A buoy is floating, but moored; a beacon is fixed to land

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IALA Buoyage systems and who uses them

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IALA B:
Upstream: Red to starboard, green to port in the upstream direction
Down stream: Red, Right, Returning

Used in :America, South Korea, Japan, Philippines

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