NAUTICAL CHART SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS 



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Unlighted Spar, Nun, and Can Buoys 



PORT SIDE 



Entering from seaward (read up) 

 Color: BLACK Numbers: ODD 



Spar 





Can 





For JUNCTIONS or OBSTRUCTIONS 



Red and Black Horizontal Bands 



Numbere: NONE 



Where preferred channel Where preferred channel 



ia to STARBOARD is to PORT 



the topmost band is BLACK the topmost band is RED 



Spar Spar 



il 11 



tRB ARB 



For MID-CHANNEL or FAIRWAY 

 Black and White Vertical Stripes 



Numbers: NONE 



Spar 



Can 



Nun 



Checkered Buoys 



STARBOARD SIDE 



EnterinK from seaward (read up) 

 Color; RED Numbers: EVEN 



Spar 



Nun 





Typical Sound Buoys 



Bell or Gong 



"5" 

 ,B£LL or GONG 



Whistle or Horn 

 111 



.WHIS or HORN 



No special shapes Numbers: NONE 



Buoy colors same as for unlighted buoys, as shown above. 



JUNCTIONS, MIDDLE GROUNDS and OBSTR. 

 Bell or Gong Whistle or Horn 



M 



'bell 



gRB 



.WHIS or HORN 



new "A" 



^BELL or GONG 

 ^BW -A" 

 ZWHIS or HORN 



Checkered Buoys 



.BELL or GONG 



• WHIG or HORN 



Bel l or G ong 



A. 



^ R "4 " 



7bELL or GONG 



Whistle or Horn 



AR"2" 



;WHIS or HORN 



Buoys Marking Special Areas 



Quarantine Anchorage 



No special shapes or numbers 

 Anchorage Fish Net 



Special 

 Purpose 



Dredging 



a GREEN 

 WHITE 



fsp fsp Spherical Buoy 

 ^^" A" Mooring Buoy 



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



