Buoys Flashcards
Describe a North Cardinal buoy?
Black band above yellow band.
Two cones both pointing up and stacked one on top of the other.
White light.
Flashing continuously, VQ or Q
Describe an East cardinal buoy?
Black, yellow, black, two cones, apexes are in opposite directions. White light VQ = 3 in 5s Q = 3 in 10s
Describe a South cardinal buoy?
Yellow over black, two cones, both facing down white light VQ = 6short + 1 long in 10s Q = 6short + 1 long in 15s
Describe a West Cardinal Buoy?
Yellow, black, yellow, Two cones, apexes touching, white light VQ = 9quick in 10 seconds Q = 9quick in 15 seconds
Isolated Danger mark?
black with one or more red horizontal bands,
top mark is 2 black balls vertically and clearly separated,
white light
flashing in groups of 2
Safe water mark?
red and white vertical stripes.
top mark is a single red sphere.
white light
occulting, isophase, Morse A ( . _ ) and 1 long flash every 10 seconds
Special marks?
Yellow,
top mark is a yellow st andrews cross
yellow light, any rhythm
They are found at (CROFTS)
CROFTS?
Cables, pipelines Recreational grounds ODAS Firing grounds TSS Spoil grounds
New danger mark?
Blue and yellow vertical stripes, between 4 and 8.
Top mark is a yellow st georges cross
Colour of light is blue and yellow.
1 second blue, 0.5 seconds dark, 1 second yellow, 0.5 seconds dark
Lateral marks - region a port hand?
Red cans Port side top mark = single red can red light any rhythm apart from 2+1
Lateral marks - region a starboard side?
Green cones starboard side top mark = single green cone green light any rhythm apart from 2+1
Lateral marks - region a preferred channel to starboard?
Red green red
top mark = single red can
red light,
2+1
Lateral marks - region a, preferred channel to port?
Green red green,
top mark = single green cone,
green light
2+1
lateral marks - region b,
starboard side?
Cone Red top mark = single red cone red light any rhythm but 2+1
lateral marks - region b, port side?
Can green top mark - single green can green light any rhythm but 2+1
