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DANGER BUOY [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-09-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Marine and River Navigation Aids
  • Signalling and Illumination (Water Transp.)
DEF

A buoy which marks random hazards such as rocks and shoals.

CONT

[A hazard buoy is] white in colour, has an orange diamond on two opposite sides and two orange horizontal bands, one above and one below the diamond symbols. [If] it carries a light the light is yellow and flashes once every 4 seconds.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aides à la navigation fluviale et maritime
  • Signalisation (Transport par eau)
DEF

Bouée blanche balisant des obstacles épars tels des rochers et des hauts-fonds, portant un losange orange sur deux côtés opposés ainsi que deux bandes horizontales orange, au-dessus et au-dessous des losanges. Si elle porte un feu, il s'agit d'un feu jaune à éclats [...] 4s [secondes].

OBS

Les renseignements relatifs à l'obstacle [peuvent] être illustrés à l'intérieur du losange orange.

Spanish

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