Lateral Marks
Lateral marks are used for defining left and right side of sailing route or channel following 'conventional mark direction'.
In Zone A* left side of sailing route is marked red, day and night, and right side is green.
In Zone B* other way around: left side is green, ans right is red.
Marks of Sailing Channels
| Red |
Color |
Green |
Cylindric,
with post or bar |
Shape
(buoy) |
Coned,
with post or bar |
| Red cylinder |
Top mark
(if exists) |
Green cone,
with top upwards |
| Red |
Light
(if exists) |
Green |
What ever,
exept flashes in groups (2+1) |
Ritham |
What ever,
exept flashes in groups (2+1) |
Branching Sailing Route Martks
On branching sailing route position, modified lateral mark can be used to designate main channel as better route.
| Main channel is right |
|
Main channel is left |
Red,
with wide green belt |
Color |
Green,
with wide red belt |
Cylindric,
with post or bar |
Shape
(buoy) |
Cone,
with post or bar |
| Red cylinder |
Mark on top
(if exists) |
Green cone,
top upwards |
| Red |
Light
(if exists) |
Green |
| Flashes in group (2+1) |
Ritham |
Flashes in group (2+1) |
|
* |
Zone A: Europ, Australia, New Zeland, Africa and some asian countries
Zone B: North and South America, Japan, Korea and Philipines
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