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20/11/2019

What do cardinal marks mean?

What do cardinal marks mean?

Cardinal Marks are used in conjunction with the compass to indicate the direction from the mark in which the deepest navigable water lies, to draw attention to a bend, junction or fork in a channel, or to mark the end of a shoal. Above (Left to Right): North, East, South and West Cardinal Type 2 Solar Buoys.

What do cardinal buoys mean?

safest
Cardinal buoys indicate the location of the safest or deepest water by reference to the cardinal points of the compass. There are four cardinal buoys: North, East, South and West.

What does the cardinal mark shown indicate and what action should you take?

Cardinal marks show the safe side to pass hazards, such as rocks, reefs or shallow water. For example, a north cardinal mark shows that the safe water is to the north. Specifically, the safe water is in the quadrant between NW (north-west) and NE (north-east) of the north cardinal mark.

How many cardinal marks are there?

4 cardinal marks
CARDINAL MARKS : There are 4 cardinal marks named after the four cardinal points of the compass; NORTH, SOUTH, EAST AND WEST. Each mark can be distinguished from one another from their top marks, buoy colour and rhythm of light.

On which side should you pass a north cardinal mark?

northern side
North cardinal mark Pass on the northern side.

How do cardinal buoys work?

Cardinal marks indicate that the deepest water in the area lies to the named side of the mark. They are used in conjunction with the compass to indicate the direction from the mark in which the deepest navigable water lies, to draw attention to a bend, junction or fork in a channel, or to mark the end of a shoal.

What does the north cardinal mark mean?

Named after the cardinal parts of the compass, North, East, South, and West, cardinal marks indicate the position of a danger and the direction of the safe side on which to pass it. Cardinal Marks are constant in both IALA buoyage systems with distinctive yellow and black colours, topmarks, and white lights.

What are the five types of marks?

Types of trademarks for products include five main categories: generic mark, descriptive mark, suggestive mark, fanciful, and arbitrary mark.

  • Generic Mark. A generic trademark actually doesn’t qualify for a trademark unless it includes more specific detail.
  • Descriptive Mark.
  • Suggestive Mark.
  • Fanciful Mark.
  • Arbitrary Mark.

What do the cardinal marks on the water mean?

In the example shown below, the “East Cardinal Mark” indicates that safe water will be found to the east of the mark. Likewise with the other marks, safe water is always found to the named side of the mark. All Cardinal Marks are horizontally banded yellow and black and have black cone shaped topmarks.

What does a cardinal mark on a buoy mean?

A cardinal mark is a sea mark (a buoy or other floating or fixed structure) used in maritime pilotage to indicate the position of a hazard and the direction of safe water. Cardinal marks indicate the direction of safety as a cardinal (compass) direction (north, east, south or west) relative to the mark.

Why are cardinal marks important in the navigation system?

Cardinal marks indicate the direction of safety as a cardinal (compass) direction (north, east, south or west) relative to the mark. This makes them meaningful regardless of the direction or position of the approaching vessel, in contrast to the (perhaps better-known) lateral mark system.

What do the lights on a cardinal mark mean?

The lights shown here are configured as “Quick”. A cardinal mark is a sea mark (a buoy or other floating or fixed structure) used in maritime pilotage to indicate the position of a hazard and the direction of safe water.