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Bouyage, Flags & Morse Flashcards

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What would you do if while steaming North you found a north cardinal in front of you?

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STOP
Call the Master
Chart Assessment
Echo Sounder
safe water is behind

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Your steaming 270 and you see a North cardinal what do you do? Alter to Port or Starboard?

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Alter course to starboard and leave the buoy on my port side

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Describe the light sequence for every bouy

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Flag Meaning for NC

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I am in distress and require immediate assistance.

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Flag Meaniing for RY

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Flag meaning for YG

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North Cardinal Mark Colours

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Black on top Yellow on the bottom

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West Cardinal Mark Colours

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Yellow BLACK Yellow

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East Cardinal Mark Colours

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You are on a heading of 090 deg and see this Cardinal, what are you going to do?

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STOP
- Take all the way off
- Inform the master
- Check my position
- Switch on echo sounder

I am heading East and i see an East Cardinal, heading dead ahead

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South Cardinal Mark Colours

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What are the Light Characteristics of this Cardinal

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North Cardinal

Quick or V Quick Continious flashing

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What are the Light Characteristics of this Cardinal

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South Cardinal

Very Quick 6 +1 long flash every 10 seconds

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Quick + 1 long flash every 15 seconds

White Light

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What other information can you tell me about a cardinal mark

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**NP735 ** Bouyage Book

Yellow - Yellow
** Blue** - Represents Black

Light Characteristics
Day shapes

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Isolated Danger Mark + Characteristics

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Flashes White, group flash 2

FLASH FLASH FLASH FLASH

2 black balls

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You see this Cardinal, what do you do?

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Isolated Danger

DO a chart assessment, decide which side has the safest water

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What are the Light Characteristics

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Safe Water Mark

Flash White
** Flash Isophase** (Equal light and dark)
Flash Occulting (More light than Dark)

1 long FL every 10s

or Morse A Dit Dar

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Which side would you pass?

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Pass down PORT SIDE Always

Rule 9 States that we drive on the right hand side of the channel

generally placed as a fairway mark

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You see this, which side will you pass this on?

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** Ask what side the direction of bouyage**

Can = Port side

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What is this?

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** Special Mark, Port Hand**

Leave on Port hand side if going in the direction of bouyage

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What is this?

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Cone Therefore leave on STBD Side if going with direction of bouyage

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What are you going to do? and what light will be flashing?

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Inbound or outbound?

Inbound - Port Side

Flashing Yellow, anything that cannot be confused with a white light

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Dont worry about colours

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SAILORS GET CANNED COMING INTO PORT

Cans = Port hand side

everyone loves a cone, right?

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What are you going to do?

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**Port Hand Lateral Mark ** Indicating a preffered channel

Leave it on Port Side going direction of traffic

Can = Port side

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Against DOB / Leaving Port ?
Leave on **STBD** Side
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In the Main Channel
Leave **Can on Port Side** and **Cone on STBD**
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What are you going to do
**Work out direction of bouyage** **Safe Water Mark** Leave to Port FL white/ occulting/isophase/1L flast every 10s **Port Lateral mark - Port** FL red light **STBD hand special Marker** leave to STBD FL Yellow Latteral mark indicating preffered channel FL Red 2+1 North Cardinal - Leave to port Isolated Danger - Consult chart, either side
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Differences Between **IALA A & IALA B** regions
**Cardinal Marks, safe water & Isolated danger marks are identical** **Lateral marks colours + Colour of Lights are reversed**
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Where is **IALA Region A**?
**Region A** - Europe -Australia -NZ - Parts of Africa Most of Aisa NOT phillipines, japan & Korea
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Region A & B
Region A - British influence Region B - American influence
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What is this?
**Port Hand Lateral mark indicating a preferred channel to STBD** leave to port, if going to stay in the **preffered** channel
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What is this?
**Sierra** My engines are going astern
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What is this
**Golf** I require a pilot or by **fishing vessels** I am hauling nets
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What is this?
**Alpha** - I have a diver down, keep well clear
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What is this?
**Mike** My vessel has stopped and making **no** way through the water
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What is this?
**Papa** - All persons report onboard, as the vessel is about to proceed to sea or **fishing vessel** my nets are fast upon an obstruction
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What is this?
**Hotel** - I have a Pilot onboard
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What is this?
**Yankee** - I am dragging my anchor
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What is this?
**Victor** - I require Assistance
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What is this? YSSI
**Lima** - You should STOP your vessel instantly
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What is this?
**Kilo** - I wish to communicate with you
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What is this?
**Juliet** - I am on fire, i have dangerous cargo onboard, keep will clear of me
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What is this?
**X-Ray** - STOP, coact your intention and watch for my signals
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What is this?
**Uniform** - You are running into danger
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What is this?
**Bravo** - I am taking in or discharging/ carrying dangerous goods
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What is this?
**Zulu** I require a tug or ** fishing vessels** i am shooting nets
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What is this?
**Quebec** - My Vessel is healthy and i request free pratique
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What is this?
**Oscar** Man Overboard
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What is this?
** Foxtrot ** I am disabled, communicate with me
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What is this?
** Romeo ** No meaning
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What is this?
**Echo** I am altering my course to STBD
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What is this?
**Delta** Keep clear of me, i am manoeuvring with difficulty
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What is this?
**Tango** - Keep Clear, i am engaged in paired trawling
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What is this?
**Whiskey** I require medical assistance
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Where would you look up flags? Where else?
**International code of Signals** & Back of ALRS volume 1 & 5
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What does this dual flag mean?
**November/Charly** DISTRESS
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Romeo /Yankee meaning?
Slow down & no wash as you pass. RAM boat working near a wharf, bridge pylon, etc.
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Yankee/Golf
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International Morse Code
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You are heading **Due West** and you see a **North Cardinal** What are you going to do?
I am going to pass **North** of the North Cardinal, heading due west, therefore I would turn to STBD
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A preferred channel maker, what does it flash?
It flashes **composite group flash** 2+1
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Isolated Danger Mark flashes what?
Group FL 2 **FUCK OFF**
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What does Isophase mean?
Equal light and dark
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What does Occulting mean?
More light than dark **More on than off**
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What does Flashing mean?
More dark than light **More off than on
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Uses of **Special Marks**
**CROFT** * Cables or pipelines * Recreation zones * ODAS buoys, Huge YELLOW BOUY *Function of special marks is to define a channel within a channel * Traffic separation schemes * Spoil grounds
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What is the **top mark** for a special marker?
Yellow X
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What is the **top mark** for a Emergency Wrecking Marking Bouy?
Yellow **+**
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What Raicon would be on an emergency wreck mark?
Delta, look at the colours
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What Raicon would be on a Safe water mark?
Raicon Alpha
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Signal Flag YG?
You appear not to be complying with the TSS
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What is NP735 _____________?
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You are heading south
Reference to compass and ships head Danger is dead ahead
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What is morse A?
Dit Dar, short/long
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360 deg safe water around marker usually enterance to channel
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Uses of a safe water mark
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What is this?
South Cardinal Used in both regions Indicates Safe water to the south Two black cones in a vertical sequence pointing down + Light sequence Retro reflective Yellow / Blue tape
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Isolated Danger Navigable water all around Fixed to danger underneath two black spheres retro reflector Blue/Red White Group FL 2 Do a chart assessment, pass it by as wide a margin as possible
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What is this?
Non shaped bouy We must ask for Topmark STBD hand lateral mark IALA B - US / Japan indicates the STBD side of channel, going into port leave on STBD side Leaving the port - Port Side
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WHAT IS THIS? & Light sequence?
STBD hand lateral Mark indicating preferred channel to Port Light Sequence = Composite group Flashing (2+1) light
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This will be in exam, what is it??
Emergecy Wreck Bouy - Recently discovered May have Morse D Virtual Aid to Navigation Top Mark, Standing Cross - Yellow Used in both regions Alternating Blue + Yellow Tape / Yellow /Blue FL Olcculting Blue / Yellow Raicon - Delta
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What is the difference between a virtual and synthetic AIS?
An aid to navigation with no physical structure. It exists only through AIS messages broadcast from another location

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