Buoyage

Question 1

What is another name used for buoys?

Answer 1

(Navigation) Marks

Question 2

What does IALA stand for?

Answer 2

International Association of Lighthouse Authorities

Question 3

What are Cardinal Marks named after?

Answer 3

Four main parts of the compass (North, East, South, West)

Question 4

What are Cardinal Marks used for?

Answer 4

Indicates where the safest water will be found

Question 5

What are the topmarks of Cardinal Marks?

Answer 5

Two cones pointing in different directions

Question 6

What colour are Cardinal Marks?

Answer 6

Yellow and Black

Question 7

How many times do North Cardinal Marks flash?

Answer 7

Continuously

Question 8

How many times do South Cardinal Marks flash?

Answer 8

6 + 1 long to make it unique (6 o’clock)

Question 9

True or False?

All Cardinal Marks are lit

Answer 9

False

Not all Cardinal Marks are lit

Question 10

What colour do Lateral Buoys flash?

Answer 10

Same colour as the buoy

Question 11

What shapes are Portside Lateral Marks?

Answer 11

Can shaped

Question 12

What shapes are Starboard Lateral Marks?

Answer 12

Cone shaped

Question 13

In IALA-A what colour is Portside and what colour is Starboard?

Answer 13

Portside is red

Starboard is green

Question 14

In IALA-B what colour is Portside and what colour is Starboard?

Answer 14

Portside is green

Starboard is red

Question 15

Where is IALA-A used?

Answer 15

Africa, Australia, Europe, New Zealand, Russia

Question 16

What are Lateral Marks used for?

Answer 16

To mark the edge of shipping channels

Question 17

True or False?

The direction of Buoyage is usually the direction of the rising tide

Answer 17

True

Question 18

Where is IALA-B used?

Answer 18

Canada, USA, South America, South East Asia, and parts of the Caribbean

Question 19

What colour is the isolated danger mark?

Answer 19

Black with at least one red band

Question 20

What topmarks does the isolated danger mark have?

Answer 20

Two black balls

Question 21

What colour are special marks?

Answer 21

Yellow

Question 22

What does the presence of safe water mark indicate?

Answer 22

That you are nearing your destination

Question 23

What are special marks used for?

Answer 23

To relay some sort of informatoion

Question 24

Name three limitations of Buoys as Navigation Aids?

Answer 24

Buoys could drag anchors and be out of position
Not all Buoys are lit at night
Buoys do get hit and can sink
You may miss one out following a channel and end up cutting a corner
In a scheme with several buoys its easy to lose count and turn early or late
Plus a couple more

Question 25

What are the topmarks on special marks?

Answer 25

An X