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Record 1 1978-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Signalling and Illumination (Water Transp.)
OBS

In the cardinal system, which is in force largely in the Baltic and is also used by France, the colour, shape and topmark of a buoy broadly indicate the compass bearing of the danger from the buoy.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Signalisation (Transport par eau)
OBS

Le système cardinal (...) est employé sur les côtes où se trouvent de nombreux écueils et pour les dangers isolés en mer. (...) Dans le [système cardinal], les marques de balisage indiquent la plus voisine des quatre principales orientations cardinales tracées à partir du danger.

Spanish

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