Specifications

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
Lateralaidsmarkingthesidesofchannels,asseenwhenenteringfrom
seaward
tieupyourboattoAidstoNavigation;itisdangerousand
illegal

Theseorange-and-whiteAidsareusedtoalertvesseloperators
tovariouswarningsandregulations


Markswith
asquare
providehelpful
information
suchas
directions,
distances,and
locations


Markswitha
circleindicate
areaswith
regulated
operations

Adiamond
shapealerts
boatersto
hazards

Adiamond
shapewitha
crossmeans
boatsare
prohibited
fromthearea














 

• Whitewithanorangehorizontalbandatbothtopandbottom
• Blacktextwithinoraroundanorangesquare,circle,ordiamond;
orblacktextoutsideadiamondwithanorangecross
• Maybebuoysorbeacons
• Iflit,thelightwillbewhiteandmayhaveanylightrhythmexcept
quickflashing,flashing(2),orMorsecode“A”
• Thechartsymbolforthistypeofbuoyis:
WOr