IALA BUOYAGE SYSTEM ' A '

LATERAL MARKS

PORT HAND red light Fl.R

or Occ.R
topmark : red can
R

STARBOARD HAND green light Fl.G

or Occ.G
topmark : green cone
G

CARDINAL MARKS

NORTH

white light
NW NE

North VQ or Q
mark

BY

East V QK FL(3)5s
mark or QK FL(3)10s
dangerous
WEST area EAST

YBY BYB
South V QK Fl(6) + L Fl.10s
mark or QK Fl(6) + L Fl.15s

West V Qk Fl(9) 10s

SW SE mark or Qk Fl(9) 15s

YB

SOUTH topmark : two black cones

ISOLATED DANGER white light

topmark : two black spheres Gp Fl(2)
BRB

white light
SAFE WATER Iso or Occ.
topmark : red sphere or L Fl 10s
RW

yellow light
SPECIAL any phases , other than
topmark : yellow X those described before
Y

Blue/yellow light
NEW WRECK topmark : yellow + altern. blue and yellow
3 s - range : 4 NM
Blue-Yellow

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