Buoyage Recognition

Safe Water Mark

Indicates safe water all round the buoy May be used as a mid channel, landfall or centreline buoy White light Occulting, Isophase, long flash 10secs or morse A

 EAST Cardinal Mark

Indicates safe water is to the east of the mark White light Very Quick (VQ) 3 every 5secs OR Quick (Q) 3 every 10secs

 Region A Port Hand Buoy

Red light
Any rhythm EXCEPT 2+1

 Region A Preferred Channel To Port

Green Light Group Flash 2 + 1

 Region A Starboard Hand Buoy

Green light Any rhythm EXCEPT 2 + 1

 Special Mark
Yellow Light Any rhythm not used for a white light

 South Cardinal Mark

Safe water lies to the south of the buoy White light Quick (Q) 6 + long flash every 15secs Very Quick (VQ) 6 + long flash every 10secs

 Region B Starboard Hand Buoy

Red light Any rhythm EXCEPT 2 + 1

 Isolated Danger Mark Danger of limited horizontal extent with safe water allround the buoy
White light Group Flash 2

 Region B Preferred Channel to Starboard Green light Group Flash 2 + 1

 Region B Starboard Hand Buoy

Red Light Any rhythm EXCEPT 2 + 1

 Region B Preferred Channel to Port

Red Light Group Flash 2 + 1

 North Cardinal Mark Safe water lies to the NORTH of the buoy
White light Continuous Quick (Q) or Very Quick (VQ) flashing

 Region B Preferred Channel to Port

Red Light Group Flash 2 + 1

 Safe Water Mark Indicates safe water all round the buoy May be used as a mid channel, landfall or centreline buoy White light Occulting, Isophase, long flash 10secs or morse A

 West Cardinal Mark

Indicates safe water lies to the west of the buoy White light Quick (Q) 9 every 15secs Very Quick (VQ) 9 every 10secs

 Region B Port Hand Buoy

Green Light Any rhythm EXCEPT 2 + 1

 Special Mark
Yellow Light Any rhythm not used for a white light

 East Cardinal Mark

Safe water lies to the east of the buoy White light Very Quick (VQ) 3 every 5secs Quick (Q) 3 every 10secs

 Special Mark
Yellow lightAny rhythm NOT used for a white light On which side of the ship will you leave it ?

 Safe Water Mark

Indicates safe water all round the buoy May be used as a mid channel, landfall or centreline buoy White light Occulting, Isophase, long flash 10secs or morse A

 Region A Preferred Channel to Starboard

Red Light Group Flash 2 + 1

 Emergency Wreck Marking Buoy

Flashing alternate Blue & Yellow light for 1sec each, with an interval of 0.5secs between flashes.

 Region A Starboard Hand Buoy

Green light Any rhythm EXCEPT 2 +1

 Region A Preferred Channel to Starboard

Red light Group flash 2 + 1

 Region A Preferred Channel to Port

Green light Group flash 2 + 1

 Isolated Danger Mark Danger of limited horizontal extent with safe water allround the buoy White light Group Flash 2

 Region B Preferred Channel to Starboard

Green light Group Flash 2 + 1

 Special Mark Yellow light Any rhythm not used for a white light

 South Cardinal Mark Safe water lies to the south of the buoy
White light Quick 6 + long flash every 15secs Very Quick 6 + long flash every 10secs

 Region B Starboard Hand Buoy

Red light Any rhythm EXCEPT 2 +1

Group Exercise
In the following slide : Identify the Region ? Plan a passage thru the buoyed channel, starting at the fairway buoy

Group Exercise
In the following slide : Identify the Region ? Plan a passage thru the buoyed channel, starting at the fairway buoy