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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREFACE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
CHAPTER 1 – HYDROGRAPHIC PUBLICATIONS
British Publications
Government Publications issued by the British Admiralty
Private Publications
Europe
Mediterranean
Indian Ocean
Australia
South China Sea
Pacific
Atlantic
Caribbean
South Atlantic
Inland Waterways
American Publications
General
Government Publications issued by the USCG
Government Publications issued by the OCS and NOAA
Nautical charts for the American coast and the islands in their possessions
Sailing directions
Government Publications issued by the DMAHC
Government Publications issued by the Army Corps of Engineers
Private Publications
CHAPTER 2 – THE LIGHTS
How to look up a light in the List of Lights
Names of lights
Location of lights
Geographical position of lights
Characteristics of lights
Character of a light
Period of a light
Phase of a light
Number of lights
Colour of lights
Elevation
Indication in the Lists of Lights
Indication on charts
Use of elevation
The range of a light
Luminous range
Nominal range
Geographical range
Mean range
Indication of the range in the Lists of Lights
Indication of the range on charts
Indication of lights on charts
CHAPTER 3 – TYPES OF LIGHTS
Sector lights
Leading lights
Direction lights
Unwatched lights
Aeromarine lights
Aero lights
Obstruction lights
Occasional lights
Fog detector light
Daytime lights
Vertical lights – Horizontal lights
CHAPTER 4 – FOG SIGNALS
General
Types of fog signals
Characteristics of fog signals
CHAPTER 5 – LANDMARKS
General
Categories of landmarks
Description of landmarks
The height
CHAPTER 6 – LIGHTS VESSELS - LIGHT TOWERS and LANBYS
General
Watch buoys
Indication in the lists of lights
Indication on charts
Risk of collision with light vessels
Withdrawal of a lights vesselReplacement of light vessels
Light towers
Floating structures
Oceanographic and weather buoys
CHAPTER 7 – PLATFORMS AT SEA
I. PLATFORMS
General
Identification panels
Lights
Fog signals
Other markings
Indication on charts
II. OFFSHORE WIND TURBINES
General
Marking of individual wind turbines
Marking of groups of wind turbines
Sound signals
Indication on charts
Extract IALA Recommendation O-139
CHAPTER 8 – BUOYAGE
GENERAL
Construction of buoys
Body of the buoys
Mooring
Superstructure
ORDINARY BUOYS
Beacons
Indication of beacons on charts
Spar buoys
Ordinary buoys
LIGHTED BUOYS
General purpose buoys
Pillar buoys
Pillar buoys used in European, waters
Indication of buoys on charts
THE LANTERN
Propane gas buoys
Acetylene buoys
Electric buoys
Indication on charts
THE TOPMARK
Indication on charts
RADAR REFLECTOR
Indication on charts
RACON
REFLECTORS
THE COLOUR
NAME AND NUMBER
SUMMARY
COMMENT
Pillar buoys in American waters
CHAPTER 9 - IALA BUOYGE SYSTEMS
INTRODUCTIONONE SYSTEM, TWO REGIONS
GENERAL PRINCIPLE OF THE SYSTEM
CHAPTER 10 – THE IALA MARITIME BUOYAGE SYSTEM
Basic principles of the Combined Cardinal and Lateral System
Description of the Combined Cardinal and Lateral System - General Remarks
Scope
Types of marks
Characteristics of marks
Day colors
Shapes of marks
Topmarks
Colours and characteristics of lights
Piers and jetties
Radar reflectors
REGION "A" ONLY
Description of Lateral marks
Port hand marks
Starboard hand marks
Red-Green
Direction of buoyage
Symbol
Variations
Obstructions
Green - Starboard side
General
MODIFIED LATERAL MARKS
Preferred channel to the right (or to starboard)
Modified Port hand marks
Preferred channel to the left (or to port)
Modified Starboard hand marks
REGION "B" ONLY
Description of Lateral marks
Port hand marks
Starboard hand marks
Green - Red
Direction of buoyage
Symbol
Variations
Obstructions
Red - Starboard side
Radar reflector
Name
Optical reflector
Beacons
Light vessels, light towers and lanbys
Indication on charts
MODIFIED LATERAL MARKS
Preferred channel to the right (or to starboard)
Modified Port hand marks
Preferred channel to the left (or to port)
Modified Starboard hand marks
REGIONS "A" and "B"
North Quadrant (from NW to NE of the point of interest)
East Quadrant (from NE to SE of the point of interest)
South Quadrant (from SE to SW of the point of interest)
West Quadrant (from SW to NW of the point of interest)
Points of interest
Obstructions
Bifurcation and junction of channels
Bend in a channel
USE OF SPECIAL MARKS
Spoil ground marks
Military exercise zone
Watch buoys
Quarantaine are marks
Cable or underwater pipelines
Ocean Data-acquisition System marks - Hydrographic instrument marks (ODAS)
Recreation marksd
Traffic separation marks
Supplementary marks
GENERAL REMARKS AND SUMMARY
ADDITIONAL PICTURES
CHAPTER 11 - PARTICULAR DAYMARKS USED IN AMERICAN WATERS
Daymarks indicating the starboard hand side
Daymarks indicating the port hand side
Daymarks indicatinf the bifurcation of a channel
Daymarks used as mid-channel marks
Daymarks having no lateral significance
Range daymarks
Indication of daymarks on charts
AIDS TO VAVIGATION ON WESTERN RIVERS
Starboard hand marks
Port hand marks
Junction marks
ATDS TO NAVIGATION ON THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY
Dual pupose aids
Uniform STATE WATERWAY MARKING SYSTEM
Lateral marks
Cardinal Marks
Special marks
Warning marks and Warning daymarks
Chapter 12 - MAINTENANCE OF BUOYS
