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What is an information marker?
Regulatory or informational markers are used to advise you of situations, dangers, or directions. They may indicate shoals, swim areas, speed zones, etc. They can be easily identified by the white color with orange geometric shapes.
Which of the following is an information marker buoy?
“Yellow Marker, boaters read, Information you must heed!” These are informational buoys usually issuing a warning or announcing important information or rules such as prohibiting boats from entering a milfoil/noxious weed area. “Orange on White/Above-Below, Information you must know”.
What does this orange square marker indicate?
These markers feature orange squares. Keep-Out Markers (Diamond + Cross) These markers indicate a prohibited area which is closed off. For instance, these areas could be sectioned off swim areas or areas with fragile wildlife. Either way, steer clear and never cross these boundaries.
What does the orange square non lateral marker mean?
Non-lateral markers are navigation aids that give information other than the edges of safe water areas. The most common are regulatory markers that are white and use orange markings and black lettering. They are found on lakes and rivers. Other markers use vertical or horizontal stripes.
What is a regulatory marker?
Regulatory markers means any anchored or fixed markers in or on the water or signs on the shore or on bridges over the water other than aids to navigation and shall include but not be limited to bathing markers, speed zone markers, information markers, danger zone markers, boat keep-out areas, and mooring buoys.
What is a hazard marker?
The Hazard Marker is used to mark obstructions adjacent to or within the roadway, such as bridge piers and traffic islands. Hazard marker signs consist of black diagonal stripes on a yellow background.
What does an information buoy indicate?
Information Buoys: Squares provide information such as places to find food, supplies, and repairs. Control Buoys: Circles indicate a restricted boating area such as no wake, idle speed, speed limit, or wash restrictions. You must obey the restriction inside the circle.
Which of the following is a day marker?
Day-markers are signs which may either be red triangles with even numbers or green squares with odd numbers. Keep red markers on the starboard side and green makers on the port side when heading upstream. One can tell if one is heading upstream or downstream by looking at the numbers on these markers.
Which of the following is a hazard marker buoy?
Hazard Buoys: Purpose: Hazard Buoys mark random hazards such as rocks or shoals. They are white in color, with an orange diamond symbol on two opposite sides and two orange, horizontal bands, one above and one below the diamond symbol.
What does a yellow channel marker mean?
For those who are paddling or boating on intercoastal waterways, yellow buoys are used to designate a channel. When someone sees a yellow square, this is a sign that they need to keep the buoy to the port side. On the other hand, yellow triangles should stay to the starboard side of the boater.
What is a lateral marker?
Lateral markers are buoys and other markers that indicate the edges of safe water areas. Green colors, green lights, and odd numbers mark the edge of a channel on your port (left) side as you enter from open sea or head upstream. A type of green marker is the cylinder-shaped can buoy.
What do yellow buoys mark?
These marks are used to mark a special feature or area. These include area limits for anchorages, fishing grounds, or dredging/spoil areas. These buoys may be lighted, and if they are it will be a fixed or flashing yellow light.
What does a white marker with red vertical stripes mean?
Safe Water Markers: These are white with red vertical stripes and indicate unobstructed water on all sides. They mark mid-channels or fairways and may be passed on either side.
What is a white marker with an orange diamond and black lettering?
Boats Keep Out: A white buoy or sign with an orange diamond and cross means that boats must keep out of the area. Black lettering on the buoy or sign gives the reason for the restriction, for example, SWIM AREA. Danger: A white buoy or sign with an orange diamond warns boaters of danger – rocks, dams, rapids, etc.
What is the symbol on a regulatory marker?
The symbol on a regulatory marker that indicates hazards such as rocks or stumps is an Orange Diamond. Regulatory markers are types of non-lateral markers such as white and orange markings that are used as navigation aids that give directions, warn of dangers and marks controlled locations.
What type of area is indicated by a regulatory marker with an orange circle marker?
Control Buoys mark an area where boating is restricted. They may indicate such things as speed limits. They are white with two horizontal orange bands and an orange circle on two opposite sides. Inside the orange circles will be a black figure or symbol indicating the restriction.
What is a control marker buoy?
Purpose: Control Buoys mark an area of water where boating is restricted. They are white in color, with an orange, open-faced circle on two opposite sides and two horizontal orange bands, one above and one below the square symbol. A black symbol inside the orange circles indicates the type of restriction in effect.
Which symbol on a regulatory marker is used to warn of a rock?
An open diamond is a warning buoy. It may indicate the presence of a rock, shoal, dam, wreck or other danger.
What is the main use of hazard markers?
Hazard markers are signs that are usually used in places with obstructions and curves. These signs may be used with or after a warning sign.
What are width markers?
Width Marker – normally erected in pairs, one on either side of a vertical obstruction facing in the direction of traffic flow. Obstruction Marker – used to delineate obstructions such as road closures or obstructions above the road.
What does this width marker mean?
Hazard markers are used to emphasise to approaching traffic a marked change in the direction of travel or the presence (and width) of an obstruction.
What do channel markers mean?
Channel markers indicate the sides of a navigable channel; you can avoid sand bars and other hazards by keeping within the markers. They also show where junctions with other channels occur, as well as forks or splits in a channel. Channel markers can show the safe side to pass a hazard.
What do red and green markers indicate?
All Red and Green markers provide safety with lateral significance. That is, the red and green markers tell boaters to pass on one side or the other safely. Reading the markers and knowing WHICH side is paramount! Only red and green markers provide “sides to pass on” (lateral information).
