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Colour: Green
Shape (Buoys): Conical, Pillar, or Spar
Topmark (when fitted): Single green cone pointing upward
Lights: If fitted may have any rhythm other than composite group
flashing (2+1) used on modified Lateral marks indicating a preferred channel.
Examples are: Green light
Colour: Red
Shape (Buoys): Cylinderical (can), Pillar, or Spar
Topmark (when fitted): Single red cylinder (can)
Lights: when fitted may have any rhythm other than composite group
flashing (2+1) used on modified Lateral marks indicating a preferred channel.
Examples are: Redlight
Red light
Colour: Red
Shape (Buoys): Conical, Pillar, or Spar
Topmark (when fitted): Single red cone pointing upward
Lights: when fitted may have any rhythm other than composite
group flashing (2+1) used on modified Lateral marks indicating a preferred channel.
Examples are: Redlight
light
Red
Colour: Green
Shape (Buoys): Cylinderical (can), Pillar, or Spar
Topmark (when fitted): Single green cylinder (can)
Lights: when fitted may have any rhythm other than composite group
flashing (2+1) used on modified Lateral marks indicating a preferred channel.
Examples are: Green light
VQ
VQ(3)5s
Q(3)10s
SOUTH Cardinal Mark
Q(6)+L.Fl.15s
VQ(6)+L.Fl.10s
Colour: A yellow buoy with a broad black band around the middle.
Shape (Buoys): Pillar or spar
Topmark (if fitted): Black double cone topmarks (one vertically above the other),
both pointing inwards
Retroreflector: Two bands of tape, both yellow on the yellow parts
Light: When lighted, a West cardinal mark shows a white light of 9
flashes, based on a group of (Q) quick flashes or (VQ) very
quick flashes.
Q(9)15s
VQ(9)10s
1C)
ISOLATED DANGER MARK
Fl(2)
Isophase (equal)
L.Fl.10s
Mo (A)
SPECIAL MARKS
Colour: Yellow
Shape (Buoys): Optional, but must not conflict with those used for
Lateral or Safe water marks. May be Port Hand
(Can shaped) or Starboard Hand (Conical
shaped).
Topmark (if carried): A single yellow X is used for Special Marks
Retroreflectors : A yellow band, an X or a symbol.
Light: Light, when fitted, is yellow, and may have any
rhythm not used for white lights.