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NAUTICAL CHART MANUAL 



Light Characteristics and Typical Lighted Buoys 



PORT SIDE 

 ENTERING FROM SEAWARD 



Marks port side of channels and ob- 

 structions. To be left to port 

 when passed. 

 Color: BLACK Numbers: ODD 



COLOR OF LIGHTS 



Green or White 



FLASHING 



OCCULTING 



QUICK FLASHING 



llllllillillilllllllliiiilltllll 



Marking important turns, wrecks, etc.. 

 where particular caution is required. 



Lighted 



5" 

 7 4 sec 



mpac G 3sec ^D< 



^p k Ft G ^Q 



Lighted Bell or Gong 



Qh Fl 



^Fl G 'isec BELL ^t 

 0Occ G 3sec BELL ^( 

 ^3k Fl G BELL ^OA Fl BELL 



Lighted Whistle or Horn 



§FI «sec BELL 

 t -5" 

 \Occ 3sec BELL 



'5" 



4 



4o> 



-5" 



I G 4£ec WHIS 



lOcc G Jsec WHIS 



■k Fl G WHIS 



4^. 



I 4sec WHIS 

 ICC 3sec WHIS 

 'k Fl WHIS 



For JUNCTIONS or OBSTRUCTIONS 

 COLOR OF LIGHTS 



White. Red or Green 



INTERRUPTED QUICK FLASHING 



For MID-CHANNEL or FAIRWAY 

 COLOR OF LIGHTS 



White only 



SHORT-LONG FLASHING 



No special shapes. 

 Buoy colors same as for unlighted buoys. 



Lighted 



RB 

 \l Qk Fl BELL 

 RB 



1/ Qk Fl R BELL 

 RB 

 \l Qk Ft G BELL 



# 



BW "CH" 

 L Fl BELL 



Lighted Whistle or Horn 



RB 



.( Qk Fl WHIS 

 RB 



' Qk Fl R WHIS 

 RB 

 ' Qk Fl G WHIS 



# 



W"CH" 

 -L Fl WHIS 



STARBOARD SIDE 



ENTERING FROM SEAWARD 



Marks starboard side of channels 

 and obstructions. To be left to 

 starboard when passed. 



Color: RED Numbers: EVEN 



COLOR OF LIGHTS 



Red or White 



FLASHING 



T — f 



OCCULTING 

 I t I 



QUICK FLASHING 



lilllUlllltllllllllllllllllllll 



Marking important turns, wrecks, etc., 

 .vhere particular caution is required. 



Lighted 



Ir/ 4 sec BELL 



JR"6~ J 



^Fl R iie^ BELL 0/ 



^R"6" AK 



^Occ R 3sez BELL ^D< 



^R"6" JR 



^fpk Fl R BELL ^Q' 



Lighted Whistle or Horn 



4 



4 



4S 



R"6" 



I R 4sec WHIS 

 R~6" 



iOcc R 3 sec WHIS 

 R~6" 

 k Fl R WHIS 



4 

 4 

 4 



R "6 " 

 'Fl -i-iec WHIS 



R"6" 

 (Occ Jsec WHIS 



R"6" 

 \Qk Fl WHIS 



Combination lighted buoys may contain both light and BELL. GONG, WHIS or HORN. 

 Lights on buoys are white unless otherwise indicated. 



Lighted Mooring Buoy 



^ Qk Fl " C " 



Lightship 



^ BRENTON REEF 

 ^^Occ 4sec I3M DIA 



f 



May be used as prefix 

 to any color light 



4 

 4 



'5- 

 Fl G Jsec 



R "2" 

 \FI R isec 



W"2C" 

 I Ssez 



Lighted buoyage of the United States with explanation of their standard chart symbols and abbreviations. 

 Light characteristics do not apply to Mississippi River System. 



