In the Lateral Buoyage System the fairway has been

into a and a side.

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Cardinal buoys indicate
.

The four Cardinal buoys are:

Cardinal buoy;
Cardinal buoy;
WK Cardinale buoy;
Cardinal buoy.

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Isolated danger marks are -shaped or
-shaped with 2 black topmarks.

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Safe water marks, or -marks,
indicate that one the coast.

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Special buoys indicate the fairway
that are des in the pilotbook of the area.

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The of the
pillar buoy itself
does not give
any information about the
fairway.

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 The shape of the pillar buoy
itself does not give
any information about
the fairway.

Spar buoys are not easilycarried away by .

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The yellow coloured spherical
buoy is used to indicate
important in the
fairway;

RWVS-sphericals are used

to indicate
or that one the coast.

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A fixed light is a light that shines .

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The flashing light is a light with a long
interval and a light interval.

Rhythm:

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The occulting light is a light with a long
interval and a short interval.

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 The isophase light has light and dark intervals
of .

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s
 P SB

For vessels inward in the IALA-A buoyage system:

Green to green,
Red to red,

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In the IALA-A systemthe red-coloured
can buoy in -side.

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In the IALA-A system the green coloured conical
buoy in -side.

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 numbers on lateral buoys
indicate port hand.

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12

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 numbers on lateral buoys indicate
starboard hand.

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Counting from seaward
we find
coloured
numbered
buoys,
buoys or
buoys
on port side.

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Counting from seaward
we find
coloured
numbered
buoys,
buoys or
buoys
on starboard side.

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Lights fitted on
lateral buoys may be:
(abbreviations)

RED OR GREEN
RED OR GREEN
RED OR GREEN
RED OR GREEN.

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WK
The buoys used in the
Cardinal System are
the buoy
and
the buoy.

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On a Cardinal buoy a white
is fitted.

Charted abbreviations: or

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Charted abbreviation:

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Charted abbreviation:

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Charted abbreviation:

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Charted abbreviation:

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The topmarks (or daymarks) on Cardinal buoys are
two .
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Colour:

Topmark:

Light:

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Colour:

Topmark:

Light:

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Colour:

Topmark:

Light:

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Colour:

Topmark:

Light:

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Isolated danger buoys are
shaped
or
shaped buoys
with 2 black topmarks
(light: )

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Safe water buoys are
red-and-white
-shaped,
-shaped or
-shaped
with a single red
topmark
(light: )

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Shapes:

Colour:

Topmark:

Lights:

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The IMLP is an IMO-standard.