buoyage quick quiz. name: north cardinal mark action: keep north of this top mark: two cones both...
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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 A
Action: Leave to port to stay in the channel
Top Mark: Flat Top
Colour: Red
Light: Sequence of flashing Red
Name: Lateral Starboard Hand Mark
IALA: System A
Action: Leave to starboard to stay in the channel
Top Mark: Conical or Pointed Top
Colour: Green
Light: Sequence of flashing Green
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
Name: Preferred Channel Marks
IALA: System A
Action: Preferred Channel to Starboard
Top Mark: Flat Top
Colour: Red with Green Strip
Light: flashing Red (2 + 1)
Name: Preferred Channel Marks
IALA: System A
Action: Preferred Channel to Port
Top Mark: Conical or Pointed Top
Colour: Green with Red Strip
Light: flashing Green (2 + 1)
In the UK are we in IALA Region A or B?
A
A
A
A
B
B B
As you enter a harbour in IALA Region A do you leave the Red Lateral Marks to Port or Starboard?
Port
As you enter a harbour in IALA Region A do you leave the Green Lateral Marks to Port or Starboard?
Starboard
As you enter a harbour in IALA Region B do you leave the Red Lateral Marks to Port or Starboard?
Starboard
As you enter a harbour in IALA Region B do you leave the Green Lateral Marks to Port or Starboard?
Port
Name: Lateral Port Hand Mark
IALA: System A
Action: Leave to port to stay in the channel
Top Mark: Flat Top
Colour: Red
Light: Sequence of flashing Red
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 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
If you were in the USA would you be in IALA Region A or B?
A
A
A
A
B
B B
Name: Preferred Channel Marks
IALA: System A
Action: Preferred Channel to Port
Top Mark: Conical or Pointed Top
Colour: Green with Red Strip
Light: flashing Green (2 + 1)
Name: Isolated Danger Mark
Action: Keep well clear
Top Mark: Two Balls
Colour: Black and Red Strips
Light: 2 flashes
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)
If you were in Australia would you be in IALA Region A or B?
A
A
A
A
B
B B
Name: Isolated Danger Mark
Action: Keep well clear
Top Mark: Two Balls
Colour: Black and Red Strips
Light: 2 flashes
Name: Wreck Buoy
Action: Keep Clear of Wreck
Top Mark: Optional Yellow Cross
Colour: Yellow and Blue Vertical Strips (minimum of 4 stripes and maximum of 8 stripes)
Light: alternating blue and yellow flashing light
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: 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
Name: Preferred Channel Marks
IALA: System A
Action: Preferred Channel to Starboard
Top Mark: Flat Top
Colour: Red with Green Strip
Light: flashing Red (2 + 1)
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)
The top mark is missing from this mark but is it is still possible to identify it?
Name: Lateral Port Hand Mark
IALA: System A
Action: Leave to port to stay in the channel
Top Mark: Flat Top
Colour: Red
Light: Sequence of flashing Red
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)
The top mark is missing from this mark but is it is still possible to identify it?
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)
If you were in Brazil would you be in IALA Region A or B?
A
A
A
A
B
B B
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: 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: 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: 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: 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)
The top mark is missing from this mark but is it is still possible to identify it?
If you were in France would you be in IALA Region A or B?
A
A
A
A
B
B B
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: Lateral Starboard Hand Mark
IALA: System A
Action: Leave to starboard to stay in the channel
Top Mark: Conical or Pointed Top
Colour: Green
Light: Sequence of flashing Green
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: Lateral Starboard Hand Mark
IALA: System A
Action: Leave to starboard to stay in the channel
Top Mark: Conical or Pointed Top
Colour: Green
Light: Sequence of flashing Green
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: 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: Wreck Buoy
Action: Keep Clear of Wreck
Top Mark: Optional Yellow Cross
Colour: Yellow and Blue Vertical Strips (minimum of 4 stripes and maximum of 8 stripes)
Light: alternating blue and yellow flashing light
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)
The top mark is missing from this mark but is it is still possible to identify it?
If you were in Japan would you be in IALA Region A or B?
A
A
A
A
B
B B