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Buoyage. Quick Quiz. Name: North Cardinal Mark Action: Keep north of this Top Mark: Two Cones both pointing up Colour: Black Top, Yellow Bottom (cones point to black) Light: Continuous Flashing (Quick or V Quick). Name: South Cardinal Mark Action: Keep south of this
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Buoyage Quick Quiz
Name: North Cardinal Mark Action: Keep north of this Top Mark: Two Cones both pointing up Colour: Black Top, Yellow Bottom (cones point to black) Light: Continuous Flashing (Quick or V Quick)
Name: South Cardinal Mark Action: Keep south of this Top Mark: Two Cones both pointing down Colour: Yellow Top, Black Bottom (cones point to black) Light: Six Flashes plus one long (Quick or V Quick)
Name: East Cardinal Mark Action: Keep east of this Top Mark: Two Cones top one points up, bottom one points down (Easter Egg) Colour: Black Top, Yellow Middle, Black Bottom (cones point to black) Light: 3 Flashes (Quick or V Quick)
Name: West Cardinal Mark Action: Keep west of this Top Mark: Two Cones top one pointing down, bottom one pointing up Colour: Yellow Top, Black Middle, Yellow Bottom (cones point to black) Light: 9 Flashes (Quick or V Quick)
Name: Isolated Danger Mark Action: Keep well clear Top Mark: Two Balls Colour: Black and Red Strips Light: 2 flashes
Name: Safe Water Mark Action: Check the chart for meaning, often the start of a channel but otherwise safe water around Top Mark: Single Red Ball Colour: Red and White Vertical Strips Light: Any of Isophase, Occulting, Morse A…
Name: Special Mark Action: Check the chart for meaning, used to mark TSS, special areas, as race marks and many other options… Top Mark: Yellow Cross Colour: Yellow Light: Yellow Flashing Light of a pattern that would not be confused with a buoys with a white light
Name: Lateral Port Hand Mark IALA: System B Action: Leave to port to stay in the channel Top Mark: Flat Top Colour: Green Light: Sequence of flashing Green
Name: Lateral Starboard Hand Mark IALA: System B Action: Leave to starboard to stay in the channel Top Mark: Conical or Pointed Top Colour: Red Light: Sequence of flashing Red
As you enter a harbour in do you leave the Red Lateral Marks to Port or Starboard? Starboard
As you enter a harbour in do you leave the Green Lateral Marks to Port or Starboard? Port