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WRECK BUOY [3 records]

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Record 1 2019-12-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
  • Underwater Diving (Sports)
CONT

A shot-line … is a line attached to a weight that sits on the seabed or wreck and is held at the surface by a buoy.

Key term(s)
  • shotline

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
  • Plongée sous-marine (Sports)
CONT

[…] un filin de guidage de manille de 19 mm de diamètre lesté, assez long pour atteindre le fond à la profondeur maximale de l'eau au lieu de plongée […]

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Underwater Diving (Sports)
  • Diving (Naval Forces)
CONT

A dive reel is the most popular way of carrying line during a dive. Whether it be for deploying a SMB [surface marker buoy], lining off into a wreck or cave, or even surveying a dive site, a reel should be part of every divers equipment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plongée sous-marine (Sports)
  • Plongée (Forces navales)

Spanish

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Record 3 2003-09-24

English

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

An isolated danger buoy is used to mark an isolated danger such as a rock, shoal, or a wreck. The buoy is moored on or above the danger and has navigable water all around it. To be safe, stay well away from this type of buoy. Consult the chart for information concerning the danger(dimensions, depth, etc). This buoy is painted black with a horizontal red stripe midway up. If equipped with a light, it will be white in colour and will operate on a flash cycle(giving two flashes every 4 seconds).

French

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

Une bouée de danger isolé est amarrée à un danger isolé ou au-dessus de ce dernier qui est entouré d'eaux navigables sécuritaires. Consultez la carte marine pour tout renseignement concernant le danger, (dimensions, profondeurs, etc.). Peut être utilisée pour baliser des dangers naturels comme de petits hauts-fonds ou de petits obstacles, tels des épaves.

OBS

Noire avec une bande horizontale rouge.

Spanish

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