AIDS TO NAVIGATION

1. 22 AIDS TO NAVIGATION

2. INTRODUCTION DEFINITION TYPES OF AIDS LATERAL BUOY SYSTEM IALA B, ICW R,R,R CONVENTION BUOYS (FLOATING AIDS) COLOR, SHAPES, POSITION, PURPOSE, TRAVEL MARKS HORIZONTAL MARKS VERTICAL

3. DAYMARKS COLOR, SHAPES, POSITION, PURPOSE, TRAVEL MARKS HORIZONTAL MARKS VERTICAL LIGHTED AIDS COLOR BUOYS, LIGHTHOUSES, SECTOR LIGHTS, LIGHT RHYTHMS BRIDGE LIGHTING

4. RANGES INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY MARKING SYSTEM INTERSECTION WITH CHANNELS UNIFORM STATE WATERWAY MARKING SYSTEM NAVIGATION PUBLICATIONS

5. AN AID TO NAVIGATION IS..........ANY EXTERNAL OBJECT THAT HELPS MARINER TO: - WARN OF DANGERS OR OBSTRUCTIONS - SAFE COURSE - DETERMINE POSITION LANDMARKS ARE NOT AIDS TO NAVIGATION - BUT CAN BE USEFUL IF ON CHART FOR AREA

6. AIDSTO NAVIGATION BUOYAGE SYSTEM OLD US SYSTEM ---LATERAL SYSTEM BLACK AND RED BUOYS --WHITE LIGHTS NEW US SYSTEM -- - IALA - B SYSTEM INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LIGHTHOUSE AUTHORITIES SYSTEM B GREEN, RED, AND RED/WHITE BUOYS GREEN, RED, AND WHITE LIGHTS BOTH USE CAN SHAPE TO PORT, AND NUN SHAPE TO STARBOARD BOTH MARK SIDES (LATERAL LIMIT) OF NAVIGABLE CHANNEL OTHER SYSTEMS ICWSYSTEM (INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY ) UNIFORM STATE WATERWAY MARKING SYSTEM

7. AIDSTO NAVIGATION MAJOR TYPES OF AIDS BUOYS-- FLOATING AIDS OTHER THAN LIGHTSHIPS DAY BEACONS -- UNLIGHTED FIXED STRUCTURES IN OR NEAR THE WATER LIGHTED, ACTIVE VISUAL SIGNALS FOG SIGNALS-- FLOATING OR FIXED AIDS THAT SOUND BELL, WHISTLE, GONG, OR HORN RANGES -- FIXED PAIRS OF MARKERS THAT SHOW CENTERLINE OF CHANNELS RADIO AND RADAR BEACONS -- TRANSMITTER USED TO BROADCAST SPECIAL ELECTRONIC SIGNALS

8. 22 22 22 RED KEEP RIGHT ON YOUR RETURNING WHEN YOU ARE FROM THE SEA

9. KEEP RED BUOYS ON THE RIGHT WHEN RETURNING FROM THE SEA

10. ARBITRARY DIRECTION FROM SEAWARD IN COASTAL WATERS PROCEEDING IN A CLOCKWISE MOVEMENT WILL PUT RED BUOY ON RIGHT (STARBOARD)

11. 8 NUN BUOY N 8 KEEP TO STARBOARD SIDE OF VESSEL WHEN RETURNING FROM THE SEA

13. CAN BUOY • C”7” 7 KEEP TO PORT SIDE OF VESSEL WHEN RETURNING FROM THE SEA

14. 7 GREEN, 7 • IF UPPER BAND IS • THE PREFERRED • CHANNEL WHEN “GR” IF UPPER BAND IS RED,THE PREFERRED CHANNEL WHEN PROCEEDING FROM THE SEA IS FOLLOWED PROCEEDING FROM THE SEA IS FOLLOWED BY KEEPING THE MARK ON THE PORT SIDE OF THE VESSELL BY KEEPING THE MARK ON THE STARBOARD SIDE OF THE VESSEL 8 8 “RG”

15. 22 LIGHTED BUOYS R “22” FL R 4 SEC R “22” FL R 4 SEC NOTE MAGENTA CIRCLE NOTE MAGENTA CIRCLE SOLAR PANEL RADAR REFLECTOR 22 LIGHTED BUOY WITH RADAR REFLECTOR LIGHTED BUOY

18. LIGHT RHYTHMS FIXED LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME LESS THAN 50 FLASHES / MINUTE FLASHING QUICK FLASHING GREATER THAN 50 LESS THAN 80 FLASHES / MINUTE STAYS ON LONGER THAN OFF OCCULTING STAYS ON AS LONG AS IT IS OFF ISO GROUP FLASHING (2) GROUP FLASHING (3)

19. 5 SECONDS PERIOD TIMING OF LIGHTED AIDS FLASHING GREEN 5 SECONDS FLASHING RED 5 SECONDS 5 SECONDS

20. LIGHT RHYTHMS PREERRED CHANNEL LIGHTED AIDS COMPOSITE GROUP FLASHING FL(2+1) G 6S WILL FOLLOW TOP MOST COLOR 6 SECONDS FL(3+1) R 8S WILL FOLLOW TOP MOST COLOR 8 SECONDS MID CHANNEL MORSE “A” WILL BE WHITE

23. SPECIAL PURPOSE MARKS HAVE NO LATERAL SIGNIFICANCE ARE YELLOW IN COLOR A YELLOW BUOY CAN DESIGNATE AN ANCHORAGE LIGHT IS YELLOW FIXED OR FLASHING

24. OCEAN DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM BUOY

25. BRIDGE LIGHTING FIXED BRIDGE

27. MID CHANNEL LIGHTED BUOY WITH RADAR REFLECTOR PASS EITHER SIDE RED/WHITEVERTICALLY STRIPED BUOY RW “3CR” FL Mo (A) WHITE LIGHT 3CR

31. SPHERICAL BUOY SP “G” G MARKS MIDDLE OF SAFE WATER PASS EITHER SIDE

32. SPAR BUOY S VERTICALLY STRIPED BUOYS MARK THE FAIRWAY OF MID CHANNEL

33. LIGHTSHIPS WERE USED WHERE LIGHTHOUSES COULD NOT BE USED. HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY LARGE NAVIGATIONAL BUOYS WHICH DOUBLE AS “ODAS” OCEAN DATA ACQUISITION BUOYS NANTUCKET NANTUCKET SHOALS

34. Large Navigation Buoy

35. RANGES IF YOU SEE RANGE IF YOU SEE RANGE IF YOU SEE RANGE YOU ARE HERE YOU ARE HERE YOU ARE HERE TO LEFT OF CHANNEL ON CENTER OF CHANNEL TO RIGHT OF CHANNEL

36. Range Dayboards KWB KGW KWG KBW KWR KRW KBG KRB KBR KRG KGB KGR

37. SOUND BUOYS BELL “SC” sc sc GONG HORN WHIS

39. Lighthouse • Enclosed edifice that houses protects, displays, or supports visual, audible, or radio aids to navigation. • Can be manned or unmanned • Located in an offshore, wave swept, exposed environment • Or as a landfall object

40. 2 Single Pile • Used in protected or semi exposed locations where fixity can be attained

41. 1 Dolphin • Battered pile • Three to seven piles driven at an angle with the bottoms spread and the tops secured with wire rope or bolts and shear connectors

42. INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY

43. INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY “ICW” ICW MARKS HAVE YELLOW BAND BUOYS CANS, NUNS DAYMARKS LIGHTED UNLIGHTED “ FOLLOW THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD” ON THE ICW ON THE WAY TO FLORIDA”

44. Intracoastal Markings

45. INTERSECTION OF W A T E R W A Y WHEN ICW INTERSECTS WATERWAY YELLOW DAYMARKS APPEAR ON CANS, NUNS, MARKS WHICH ARE PART OF THE OTHER WATERWAY INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY “ICW” FOLLOW THE YELLOW MARKS KEEP TRIANGLES TO RIGHT AND SQUARES TO LEFT WHEN PROCEEDING DOWN THE COAST

46. PREFERRED CHANNEL ICW ROUTE SECONDARY ROUTE

47. UNIFORM STATE WATERWAY MARKING SYSTEM EXCLUSION OR PROHIBITED AREA DANGER DAM RAPIDS SWIM AREA WATER INTAKE DAM SPILLWAY ROCK WRECK SHOAL ROCK SWIM AREA

48. UNIFORM STATE WATERWAY MARKING SYSTEM CONTROLLED AREA INFORMATION MULLET LAKE MANATEES BLACK CREEK NO WAKE SLOW NO WAKE ANCHORAGE MUD CREEK

49. Information and Regulatory Markers Exclusion Area Controlled Area Danger