Bouys Flashcards
N Cardinal Mark
apexes upwards
black
yellow
VQ or Q
E cardinal mark
pointing opposite direction
black
yellow
black
VQ(3) 5 secs
Q(3) 10 secs
S cardinal mark
apexes pointing downwards
yellow
black
VQ(6) +LFL 10 secs
Q(6) +LFL 15 secs
W cardinal mark
apexes pointing towards each other
yellow
black
yellow
VQ(9) 10 secs
Q(9) 15 secs
Safe water mark
red sphere
red white
isophase equal
occulting more light than darkness
one long flash every 10 secs
morse a . _
isolated danger mark
two black balls
red black
flash 2
Special Marks
x on top
yellow
yellow light any not conflicting with cardinal, isolated danger, safe water
port hand marks A
can
red
red light any rhythm other than those used for preferred channel
Port hand marks B
can
green
green light any rhythm other than those used for preferred channel
Starboard hand marks A
cone
green
green light any rhythm other than those used for preferred channel
Starboard hand marks B
cone
red
red light any rhythm other than those used for preferred channel
preferred Channel to port A
cone
green
red
green
green light composite group flash 2+1
Prefered channel to port B
cone
red
green
red
red light composite group flash 2+1
Prefered channel to starboard A
can
red
green
red
red light composite group flash 2+1
Preferred channel to Starboard B
can
green
red
green
green light composite group flash 2+1