Buoyage Flashcards

1
Q

What would you do if while steaming North you found a north cardinal in front of you?

A

STOP
- Take all the way off
- Inform the master
- Check my position
- Check echo sounder

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2
Q

You are steaming 270° and you see a North cardinal what do you do? Alter to Port or Starboard?

A

Alter course to starboard and leave the buoy on my port side

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3
Q

What is the light sequence for a North Cardinal?

A

White, Q or VQ continuous flashing

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4
Q

What is the light sequence for an East Cardinal?

A

White, Q(3) 10s or VQ(3) 5s

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5
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What is the light sequence for a South Cardinal?

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White, Q(6) + LFl 15s or VQ(6) + LFl 10s

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6
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What is the light sequence for a West Cardinal?

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White, Q(9) 15s or VQ(9) 10s

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7
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What are the characteristics of an Emergency Wreck Buoy?

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Colour: Vertical blue and yellow stripes

Shapes: Pillar or spar

Top Marks: Upright yellow cross

Lights: Occulting alternate blue and yellow lights. On for 1 second, off for 0.5 seconds. (distance of 4 NM)

Maybe fitted with Racon Morse Code ‘D’

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8
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What are the characteristics of an Isolated Danger Buoy?

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Colour: Horizontal Black & Red stripes

Shapes: Conical, pillar or spar

Top Marks: Black double-spheres

Lights: White, group flashing (2)

Retroreflectors: Blue over red bands

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What are the characteristics of a Safe Water Mark?

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Colour: Vertical red & white stripes

Shapes: Spherical, pillar or spar

Top Marks: If a top mark is carried it is a single red sphere

Lights: White, Iso or Oc, L.Fl.10s or Morse(A)

Retroreflectors: Red and white stripes or bands

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10
Q

Which side would you pass?

A

Keep the buoy on the port side

Rule 9 States that we drive on the right hand side of the channel

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11
Q

What are the characteristics of a Port Lateral Mark in IALA A?

A

Colour: Red

Shape: Can, pillar or spar

Top Marks: Single red can

Retroreflector: Red band or square

Lights: Red, anythnig except composite group flashing (2+1)

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12
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What are the characteristics of a Starboard Lateral Mark in IALA A?

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Colour: Green

Shapes: Conical, pillar or spar

Top Marks: Single green cone point upwards

Retroreflector: Green band or triangle

Lights: Green, anything except composite group flashing (2+1)

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13
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What are the characteristics of a Preferred Channel Marker to Port in IALA A?

A

Colour: Green with red band

Shapes: Conical, pillar or spar

Top Marks: Single green cone point upwards

Retroreflector: Green band or triangle

Lights: Green light flashing 2 + 1

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14
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What are the characteristics of a Preferred Channel Marker to Starboard in IALA A?

A

Colour: Red with Green Band

Shapes: Can, pillar or spar

Top Marks: Single red can

Retroreflector: Red band or square

Lights: Red light flashing 2 + 1

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15
Q

What IALA system is this buoy?

A

IALA A

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16
Q

What IALA system is this buoy?

A

IALA B

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17
Q

What IALA system is this buoy?

A

IALA B

18
Q

What IALA system is this buoy?

A

IALA A

19
Q

You are heading Due East and you see a North Cardinal, what are you going to do?

A

I am going to pass North of the North Cardinal, therefore I would alter course to Port

20
Q

What is the light sequence for this buoy?

A

Group Flashing 2

FUCK OFF

21
Q

What does Isophase mean?

A

Equal light and dark

22
Q

What does Occulting mean?

A

More light than dark

More on than off

23
Q

What does Flashing mean?

A

More dark than light

More off than on

24
Q

What does Quick Flashing mean?

A

Flashes are at a frequency of between 50 and 79 flashes per minute.

25
Q

What does Very Quick Flashing mean?

A

Flashes are repeated at a frequency between 80 and 159 flashes per minute.

26
Q

What is a fixed light?

A

A continuous light that does not go out

27
Q

What is Long Flashing?

A

L.Fl duration of flash is more than 2 seconds

28
Q

What is the top mark for a special marker?

A

Yellow X

29
Q

What is the top mark for a Emergency Wrecking Marking Bouy?

A

Upright yellow cross

30
Q

What Racon would be on an Emergency Wreck Mark?

A

Delta, look at the colours

31
Q

What Racon would be on a Safe Water mark?

A

Alpha

32
Q

What are the uses of special marks?

A

CROFTS

C - Cables and Pipelines

R - Recreation Zones

O - ODAS Buoy (Ocean Data Acquisition Buoy Fl 5 sec every 20) up to 12m in diameter

F - Firing Zones (Military Areas)/Fishing

T - TSS/Trawling

S - Spoil Grounds/Sailing

33
Q

What colour reflective tape do the cardinal buoys have?

A

North - Blue above Yellow

East - Blue and Blue

South - Yellow above Blue

West - Yellow and Yellow

34
Q

What is the difference between a Virtual and Synthetic AIS Buoy?

A

Synthetic AIS ATON - A physical aid to navigation structure, without an AIS transmitter, but for which AIS messages are broadcast from another (usually land-based) location.

Virtual AIS ATON - An aid to navigation with no physical structure. It exists only through AIS messages broadcast from another location.

35
Q

What countries are in the IALA A and IALA B regions?

A

Region A: Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Africa, the Gulf and some Asian countries

Region B: North, South, Central America, Japan, Korea and the Philippines

36
Q

What shape are port hand lateral markers?

A

SAILORS GET CANNED COMING INTO PORT

Cans = Port hand side

37
Q

What is the flag meaning of NC?

A

I am in distress and require immediate assistance

38
Q

What is the flag meaning of RY?

A

Keep clear and at slow speed

39
Q

What is the flag meaning of YG?

A

You appear not to be complying with the traffic seperation scheme

40
Q

What is the use of a cardinal mark?

A
  • Indicate the deepest water in an area
  • Indicate safe side to pass the danger on
  • Draw attention to a feature in a channel such as a bend, junction or end of a shoal
41
Q

What is the use of an isolated danger mark?

A

Erected on or above isolated dangers of limited extent which have navigable water all around them.

42
Q

What is the use of a safe water mark?

A
  • Indicate that there is navigable water all around the mark
  • Used as a centreline, mid-channel or landfall buoy or to indicate best point of passage under a fixed bridge