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YELLOW BUOY [2 records]

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Record 1 2011-05-16

English

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

A cautionary buoy marks an area where mariners are to be warned of dangers such as firing ranges, racing courses, seaplane bases, underwater structures or aquaculture, of areas where no safe through channel exists, and of traffic separations.

CONT

A cautionary buoy is coloured yellow, displays identification letter(s) and if it carries a topmark, the topmark is a single yellow "X" shape.

French

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

Une bouée d'avertissement balise les zones où les navigateurs doivent être avertis de la présence de dangers comme des zones de tir, de régates, des bases d'hydravions, des ouvrages sous-marins, des zones où il n'existe aucun chenal sûr, des zones de séparation de trafic et des exploitations d'aquacultures.

CONT

Une bouée d'avertissement est jaune, porte une ou plusieurs lettres d'identification, et si elle porte un voyant, ce voyant a la forme d'un "X" jaune.

Spanish

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Record 2 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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