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White
Light;
V.Q.
Flashing
Or
Quick Flashing
Continuous;
Pass
to the North
side of this buoy
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White
light;
V.Q.or
Q. Flashing
3
every 5 or 10 seconds;
Pass
to the East
side of this buoy
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White
light;
V.Q.
or Q. 6 flashes plus
a long flash every
10 or 15 seconds;
Pass
to the South
side of this Buoy
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White
light;
V.Q.
or Q.
9 Flashes every 10 or 15 seconds;
Pass
to the West
side of this buoy
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Buoys (Marking a new danger) |
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This
lets you know there is a new danger that may not be in
the weekly notices to mariners;
The
second cardinal buoy will have a racon beacon that you
will see on your radar display, usually Morse D
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| Lateral
Marks for Buoyage System A (Check charts for direction
of Buoyage) |
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Port Hand Lateral Mark |
Port
Hand Lateral Mark
Preferred channel to Starboard |
Starboard
Hand Lateral Mark
Preferred channel to Port |
Starboard
Hand Lateral Mark |
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| Red
Light;
Any
Rhythm except 2 +1;
Going
with direction of Buoyage, alter to starboard and take
the buoy down your port side |
Red
Light;
Flashing
2 +1;
Going
with direction of Buoyage, alter to starboard and take
the buoy down your port side, you can go up the wrong
side of the buoy if you have a shallow drafted vessel
and have local knowledge of the area |
Green
Light;
Flashing
2 + 1;
Going
with direction of Buoyage, alter to port and take the
buoy down your starboard side, you can go up the wrong
side of the buoy if you have a shallow drafted vessel
and have local knowledge of the area |
Green
Light;
Any
Rhythm except 2 + 1;
Going
with direction of Buoyage, alter to port and take the
buoy down your starboard side |
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Marks for Buoyage System B (Check Charts for Direction
of Buoyage) |
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Hand Lateral Mark |
Port
Hand Lateral Mark
Preferred channel to Starboard |
Starboard
Hand Lateral Mark
Preferred channel to Port |
Starboard Hand Lateral Mark |
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| Green
Light;
Any
Rhythm except 2 +1;
Going
with direction of Buoyage, alter to starboard and take
the buoy down your port side |
Green
Light;
Flashing
2 +1;
Going
with direction of Buoyage, alter to starboard and take
the buoy down your port side, you can go up the wrong
side of the buoy if you have a shallow drafted vessel
and have local knowledge of the area |
Red
Light;
Flashing
2 + 1;
Going
with direction of Buoyage, alter to port and take the
buoy down your starboard side, you can go up the wrong
side of the buoy if you have a shallow drafted vessel
and have local knowledge of the area |
Red
Light;
Any
Rhythm except 2 + 1;
Going
with direction of Buoyage, alter to port and take the
buoy down your starboard side
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Marks |
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Hand Lateral Special Mark |
Starboard
Hand Lateral Special Mark |
Spar
Buoy Special Mark |
Safewater
Special Mark |
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| Yellow
Light;
Any
Rhythm not used for any buoys with white lights in the
area;
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with direction of Buoyage, alter to starboard and take the
buoy down your port side |
Going
with direction of Buoyage, alter to port and take the buoy
down your starboard side |
Pass
either side, preferable alter to starboard and take the
buoy down your port side |
Pass
either side, preferable alter to starboard and take the
buoy down your port side |
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Water and Isolated Danger Buoys |
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or Landfall Buoy |
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Isolated
Danger Mark |
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White
Light;
One
of four flashes
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Isophase
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Occulting
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Morse A
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Long flash every 10 seconds
You
can pass either side of this buoy, preferable altering
to starboard and take the buoy down your port side
Long
Flash is between 4 6 seconds |
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White
Light;
Group
Flash 2;
You
can pass either side of this buoy, preferable altering
to starboard and take the buoy down your port side |
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| Direction
Of Buoyage |
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Magenta
Arrow
This
will be on every chart and lets you know the direction
of Buoyage
Caution
!!!
During
the Oral Exam, the captain will test your knowledge on
the buoys, it's common for them to place the wrong top
marks on the buoys |
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| Direction
of Buoyage in Buoyage System A ( U.K. ) |
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North
up the North Sea, North up the Irish Sea, North up the
west coast of Ireland, East to West in the Pentland Firth
and English Channel, and also going into every harbour
unless there is two channels going into that harbour then
direction of buoyage is going in the South entrance |
