Chapter

Introducing maritime buoyage

Colour, shape, topmark and light help describe a mark; they are not a ready-made route.

Manual contents

1Introducing maritime buoyage
Chapter introduction ↗
1. Buoyage: a language made of several cues4 min
2The IALA maritime buoyage system
Chapter introduction ↗
1. IALA, regions A and B: know which document you are reading4 min
3Regions A and BPlanned
4Lateral marksPlanned
5Cardinal marksPlanned
6Isolated danger marksPlanned
7Safe water marksPlanned
8Special marksPlanned
9Emergency wreck markingPlanned
10Lights, rhythms and light characteristicsPlanned
11Identifying marks on nautical chartsPlanned
12Interpreting channels and harbour entrancesPlanned
13Supplementary signals and practical situationsPlanned

Colour, shape, topmark and light help describe a mark; they are not a ready-made route.

In this chapter

Buoyage: a language made of several cues