Buoyage & Colregs Flashcards
IALA B
North - South America
Japan
South Korea
Philippines
IALA A
everything else in the world
When you don’t know the flag. Where could you look it up?
- International Code of Signals
- ALRS Volume 1 and 5
Vessel aground would sound and what appropriate whistle signal in Restricted vis ?
- 3 distinct strokes on bell , rapid ringing for 5s, 3 distinct strokes on bell
- Uniform: 2 short, 1 prolonged blast
- Lima: 1 short, 1 prolonged, 2 short
Pilot vessel engaged in pilotage duties sound what fog signals?
1 prolonged blast (for making way) and additionally may sound 4 short blasts
List some distress signals
Annex IV - Distress signals
- gun or explosive signal fired at intervals of about 1 minute
- continuous ringing of fog signal
- SOS . . . _ _ _ . . .
- Signal MAYDAY
- Int. Code signal of Distress NC
- flames as burning barrel etc.
- rocket parachute flare or hand held red flare
- orange smoke
- slowly waving outstretched hands
- DSC Altert
Where would you find COLREGS and why do we need to comply?
Found in NP100 (mariners Handbook) and MSN 1781
Admiralty list of radio signals
What are the volumes
- Maritime Radio Stations
- Radio Aids to Navigation, Differential GPS (DGPS), Legal Time, Radio Time Signals and Electronic Position Fixing System
- Maritime Safety Information Services
- Meteorological Observation Stations
- GMDSS
- Pilot Services, Vessel Traffic Services and Port Operations
Cardinal marks definition
indicate where safe water lies
Isolated Danger mark definition
are above isolated dangers of limited extend which have navigable water all around them
Safe Water mark definition
indicate that there is navigable water all around the mark
- landfall buoy
- mid channel mark
- safestpassage under a bridge
special mark definition
indicate a special area or feature marking:
C - cables / pipelines
R - recreation area
O - ODAS buoy
F - fire practice areas
T - TSS
S - spoil grounds
Emergency wreck marking buoy
- used for new wrecks until adequately surveyed and marked
- nominal range 4nm, no retro reflective tape
- min 4, max 8 vertical blue / yellow stripes
- additional AIS, Racon D
What would you do if while steaming North you found a north cardinal in front of you?
Stop, call master, chart assessment, fix position, know that safe water lies astern
Your steaming 270 and you see a North cardinal what do you do Port or Starboard?
Alter to S/B to pass north of the north cardinal
Flag meaning for : NC, RY and YG
NC: I am in distress and require immediate assistance
RY: proceed at slow speed when passing
YG: Youare not complying with the TSS
Sections of COLREGS
- Vessels in all conditions of Visibility 4-10
- Vessels in sight of another 11-18
- Vessel in restricted vis 19
Define “vessel engaged in fishing”
a vessel fishing with nets, lines trawling which restricts maneuverability
Define “vessel not under command”
NUC means that through some exceptional circumstance, it is unable to maneuvre as required by the rules and therefore unable to keep out of the way of another vessel
Define “vessel restricted in her ability to manoeuvre”
RAM is from the nature of her work restricted in her ability to maneuver as required by the rules and therefore unable to keep out of the way
Define “vessels restricted in their ability to manoeuvre” shall include but not be limited to:
- laying or servicing navigational mark, submarine cables, pipeline
- vessel engaged in dredging, underwater operations
mine clearance - vessel engaged in transferring people
- vessel engaged in launching or recovering aircraft
- towing which restricts maneuverability
Define “vessel constrained by her draught”
power driven vessel which because of her draft in relation to the available depth and width of navigable water, is unable to deviate from the course she is on
Define “restricted visibility”
means any condition in which vis is restricted by fog, mist, snow, heavy rain, sandstorm and any other similar causes