Deckwatch

Question 1

What is IALA bouyage and function?

Answer 1

International Association of marine aids to navigation and light house authorities- ensures the safety navigation of all vessels by estabilishing an universal system of buyoaging on which the seafarers have to act on.

Question 2

IALA bouyage types of bouys

Answer 2

1 Cardinal Marks
2 lateral marks
3 isolated danger marks
4 new danger marks
5 safe water marks
6 special marks

Question 3

What is Cardinal marks?

Answer 3

Cardinal marks are bouys that point the direction of safe waters

Question 4

What is Lateral marks?

Answer 4

Each mark indicates the edge of the safe water channel in terms of port (left-hand) or starboard (right-hand).

Question 5

What is isolated danger marks?

Answer 5

Show an isolated hazard or wrecks that has navigable water around it

Question 6

What is new danger marks?

Answer 6

Is the same as isolated danger marks but is a recent hazard that is not found on the maps and charts yet

Question 7

What is safe water marks?

Answer 7

Mark that shows that there is navigable water anywhere

Question 8

What is special marks?

Answer 8

Special marks are not usually intended for navigation but is mainly used for events such as boat and swim racing and naval activities

Question 9

Region A countries

Answer 9

Europe, Australia, new Zealand, Africa, majority of Asia

Question 10

Region B countries

Answer 10

Philippines, Korea, Japan, North America