SYSTEM OF BUOYAGE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A UNIFORM SYSTEM OF BUOYAGE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD WAS OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE FOR SAFE NAVIGATION AT SEA. AS TRAFFIC LIGHTS ARE USED TO GUIDE DRIVERS ON ROAD, SIMILARLY BUOYS AND BEACONS ARE INDISPENSABLE FOR GUIDING MARINERS AT SEA. REGION B COMPRISES OF NORTH, SOUTH, CENTRAL AMERICA, JAPAN, KOREA AND THE PHILIPPINES. IALA buoyage system provides six types of marks: • LATERAL MARKS • CARDINAL MARKS • ISOLATED DANGER MARKS 1.LATERAL MARKS The lateral marks help to indicate which side of the waterway is to be followed. 2,CARDINAL MARKS Cardinal marks are used in conjunction with the compass to indicate where the mariner may find the best navigable water. There are 4 cardinal marks named after the four cardinal points of the compass; NORTH, SOUTH, EAST AND WEST. 3.ISOLATED DANGER MARKS As the name suggests, these buoys are used to mark dangers to shipping. An isolated danger mark indicates that there is navigable wa
The buoy is located in a river or in the sea and generally anchored to the bottom, which can have various purposes, mainly for the orientation of the boats and signaling of submerged objects. Three types of buoys are shown below: 1. SAFE WATER BRANDS: · I t is the only brand that uses vertical stripes. · S pecifies that safe navigable water is around the mark. · It is the demarcation between open ocean waters and confined waters. · Indicates the entrance to any port. · M arks the best waypoint under a fixed bridge · The safe watermark uses a red ball as the top mark. Colour Red and white vertical stripes Buoy shape Pillar, spar, spherical Topmark Single red dial 2. SPECIAL BRAND · A re used to denote areas of boaters with special characteristics · They only point out areas of certain interests for sailors · C an indicate rubble terrain, military exercise are