Buoys

Question 1

Describe a port lateral mark

Answer 1

A red can shape

Question 2

Describe a starboard lateral mark

Answer 2

Green triangle/cone shape

Question 3

What is the purpose of lateral marks?

Answer 3

Indicate the port and starboard-hand sides of the route to be followed.

Question 4

Describe a north cardinal mark

Answer 4

Two triangles pointing upwards.
Black over yellow.

Question 5

Describe an east cardinal mark

Answer 5

Two triangles pointing outwards.
Black, yellow, black

Question 6

Describe a south cardinal mark

Answer 6

Two triangles pointing downwards
Yellow over black

Question 7

Describe a west cardinal mark

Answer 7

Two triangles pointing inwards.
Yellow, black, yellow

Question 8

What do cardinal marks show?

Answer 8

They show the safe side of passing a hazard

Question 9

Describe an isolated danger mark

Answer 9

Black, red, black buoy
Two black balls on top of buoy.

Question 10

What is the purpose of an isolated danger mark?

Answer 10

They are used to mark small, isolated dangers with navigable water around the buoy.

Question 11

Describe a safe watermark

Answer 11

Red and white vertical stripes which alternate all the way round. Singular red ball on top of buoy

Question 12

What is the purpose of a safe water buoy?

Answer 12

To indicate that there is navigable water all around the mark and do not mark a danger

Question 13

Describe a special mark

Answer 13

Any shape. Yellow in colour. X-shaped top mark

Question 14

What is the purpose of a special mark?

Answer 14

To indicate a special area or feature, that has no navigational significance.

Question 15

Describe an emergency wreck

Answer 15

Blue/Yellow vertical stripes are in equal numbers of dimensions. Pillar or spar shape. Yellow cross on top.

Question 16

What is the purpose of emergency wreck marks?

Answer 16

Used to identify and mark wreckages at sea, at least temporarily.