North Cardinal Mark

Colour Black over Yellow

Shapes Any shape but most commonly pillar
or spar
Top Marks 2 cones pointing up
Lights White, Q or VQ
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 South Cardinal Mark
Colour Yellow over Black
Shapes Any shape but most commonly pillar
or spar
Top Marks 2 cones down
Lights White, Q(6) + LFl 15s or VQ(6) + LFl
10s
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 East Cardinal Mark
Colour Black Yellow Black
Shapes Any shape but most commonly pillar
or spar
Top Marks 2 cones pointing away from each
other
Lights White, Q(3) 15s or VQ(3) 5s
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 West Cardinal Mark
Colour Yellow Black Yellow
Shapes Any shape but most commonly pillar
or spar
Top Marks 2 cones pointing towards each other
Lights White, Q(9) 15s or VQ(9) 10s
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 IALA Buoyage System B
Preferred Channel to Port Buoy
Colour Red Green Red
Shapes Conical, Cylindrical, Pillar, Spar
Top Marks Conical or Pointed Top
Lights Red light with flashing 2 + 1
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 IALA Buoyage System B
Preferred Channel to Starboard Buoy
Colour Green Red Green
Shapes Conical, Cylindrical, Pillar, Spar
Top Marks Square or Flat top
Lights Green light with flashing 2 + 1
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 IALA Buoyage System A
Preferred Channel to Port Buoy
Colour Green Red Green
Shapes Conical, Cylindrical, Pillar, Spar
Top Marks Conical or Pointed Top
Lights Green light with flashing 2 + 1
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 IALA Buoyage System A
Preferred Channel to Starboard Buoy
Colour Red Green Red
Shapes Conical, Cylindrical, Pillar, Spar
Top Marks Square or Flat top
Lights Red light with flashing 2 + 1
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IALA Buoyage System A
IALA Buoyage System B
 Emergency Wreck buoy
Colour Vertical Blue & Yellow stripes
Shapes Pillar, Spar
Top Marks If a top mark is fitted, it is a standing
cross
Lights Alternating blue and yellow lights
Chart Symbol Emergency Wrecks are temporary
markers and so do not have a chart
symbol
 Isolated Danger Buoys
Colour Horizontal Black & Red stripes
Shapes Conical, Pillar, Spar
Top Marks Two black balls in a vertical line
Lights White, 2 quick flashes with intervals
of 5 seconds
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 Port Hand Lateral Mark
Colour ---- Numbering Red ---- Even Numbers
Shapes Conical, Cylindrical, Pillar, Spar
Top Marks Square or Flat top
Lights Red Multiple combinations
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Starboard Hand Lateral Mark
Colour ---- Numbering Green ---- Odd Numbers
Shapes Conical, Cylindrical, Pillar, Spar
Top Marks Conical or Pointed Top
Lights Green Multiple combinations
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Starboard Hand Lateral Mark
Colour Red
Shapes Conical, Cylindrical, Pillar, Spar
Top Marks Conical or Pointed Top
Lights Red Multiple combinations
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 Port Hand Lateral Mark
Colour Green
Shapes Conical, Cylindrical, Pillar, Spar
Top Marks Square or Flat top
Lights Green Multiple combinations
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 Safe Water Mark
Colour Vertical Red & White stripes
Shapes Spherical, Pillar, Spar
Top Marks If a top mark is carried it is a single
red sphere
Lights White, with a slow rhythm, either one
long flash every 10 seconds,
Isophase, Occulting or Morse Code
(A)
Iso or Oc, L.Fl.10s or Mo(A)
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 Special Mark
Colour Yellow
Shapes Conical, Spar, Cylindrical, Pillar,
Spherical
Top Marks Yellow Cross on it's side
Lights If a light is fitted the colour will be
Yellow. Any rhythm apart from those
used by isolated
danger, cardinal, safe
water, lateral and emergency
wreck buoys
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