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Buoys, Beacons IQ

IALA Maritime Buoyage System, which includes Beacons —> IQ 130

Buoys and Beacons

General

1	-0-	Position of buoy or beacon		455.3 460.1 462.1
				L1

2	A A A 1 G 6 G G G	Single colour; green (G) and black (B)	Non-IALA System m m •j* B G	450 450.1 450.2 450.3 464 464.1 464.2 464.3 L31 L48b
3	1^ O i 6 1 R R Y Y Or R	Single colour other than green and black: red (R), yellow (Y), o rangę (Or)	Non-IALA System ML ML ML •j- R Y Or
a		Single colour other than green and black (non-IALA system: white (W) grey (Gy), blue (Bu))	Non-IALA System mi ml M. t W Gy Bu ^>5 (non-IALA) /£[ (non-IALA) (non-IALA) W Gy Bu
4	1 A J BY GRG BRB	Multiple colours in horizontal bands: the colour sequence is from top to bottom	Non-IALA System ^ AA _a/L BW RW BR BW
5	* i I RW RW RW	Multiple colours in vertical ordiagonal stripes; the darker colour is given first. In these examples, red(R), white(W) & black(B)	Non-IALA System . w A a» A | RW BR BW BW
6		Retroreflecting materiał may be fitted to some unlit marks. Charts do not usually show it. Black bands will appear dark blue under a spotlight	Refl	464 L53
b		Wreck buoy (not used in the IALA System)	^ G G G G	L20
c		Cheguered	m & & JL | BR BW RW BW	L33

Marks with Fog Signals —* IR		Lighted Marks
7	A FI.G j FI.R		Lighted marks on standard charts	Non-IALA System ,Jt t £ f ś i f	457.1 466 466.1 K5 L2
8	.£5 FI.R £1 Iso \ R^ RW # ^G	FI.G	Lighted marks on multicoloured charts

For Application of Topmarks within the IALA System —> IQ 130 Radar ,e/fecfor _ |S Topmarks and Radar Reflectors For other Topmarks (Special Purpose Buoys and Beacons) —» IQ
9	t f t f t ? ę ę f 4 r	IALA System buoy topmarks (beacon topmarks shown upright)	Non-IALA System Tl t T T t f f etc.		463 463.1 L57
10	y^ Name r ^2	Beacon with topmark, colour, radar reflector and designation	y^. y^ X'2' j.No.2 R R	Ra. Refl R ^2 t	450 455.2 455.7 Ml 3
11	t Name i^3	Buoy with topmark, colour, radar reflector and designation. Radar reflectors are not generally charted on IALA System buoys	y\. y<. A-'3' A No.3 G	f Ra. Refl A "No. 3" t	460.3 460.6 465.1 465.2 L9 M13

Colour of Buoys and Beacon Topmarks

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