IALA A IALA B

Lateral Mark (Port) Lateral Mark (Port)

Topmark Red Cylinder Topmark Green Cylinder

Light: Light:
Red Green
Any other than (2+1) Any other than (2+1)

Indicate the sides of a route to Indicate the sides of a route to

be followed. be followed.

IALA B IALA A
Lateral Mark (STBD) Lateral Mark (STBD)
Topmark Red Cone Topmark Green Cone

Light: Light:
Red Green
Any other than (2+1) Any other than (2+1)

Indicate the sides of a route to Indicate the sides of a route to

be followed. be followed.
 IALA A IALA B
Prefered Channel (STBD) Prefered Channel (STBD)
Topmark Red Cylinder Topmark Green Cylinder

Light: Light:
Red Green
Composite Group Flash (2+1) Composite Group Flash (2+1)

Prefered route to STBD Prefered route to STBD

IALA A
Prefered Channel (PORT) IALA B
Topmark Green Cone Prefered Channel (Port)
Topmark Red Cone
Light:
Green Light:
Composite Group Flash (2+1) Red
Composite Group Flash (2+1)

Prefered route to PORT

Prefered route to PORT
Cardinal Mark (North) Cardinal Mark (East)
2 Black Cones, Upwards 2 Black Cones, Base to base

Light: Light:
White White
VQ or Q VQ(3) every 5s or Q(3) every 10s

Safe Water To The North Of The Safe Water To The East Of The
Bouy Bouy

Cardinal Mark (West) Isolated Danger Marks

2 Black Cones, Apex together 2 Black Spheres

Light: Light:
White White
VQ(9) every 10s or Q(9) every 15s Group Flashing (2)

Safe Water To The West Of The Marks an isolated danger with

Bouy navigable water surrounding it.
Cardinal Mark (South) New Danger Mark
2 Black Cones, Downwards Yellow St. Georges

Light: Light:

+ +
White Yellow / Blue alternating
VQ(6) + long flash every 10s 0.5 darkness between
or Q(6) + long flash every 15s

Marks newly discovered hazards

Safe Water To The South Of The not yet shown on nautical
Bouy documents. New dangers
should also be marked with
lateral, cardinal, isolated danger
and emergency wreck markings
if necessary.

Can also utilise Racon D (-..).

Safe Water Marks Special Mark

1 Red Ball Yellow St. Andrews Cross

Light: Light: Yellow

X X
White Any not in use
Isophase / Occulting
One long flash every 10s / .- (A) Indicate special areas inc:

ODAS Marks
Traffic Seperation Marks
Spoil Grounds
Military Excercise Zones
Cabe / Pipelines
Recreation Zones
Indicate navigable water all Boundaries of Anchorages
around. They often serve as: Offshore Structures
centre line marks, landfall, Aquaculture
midchannel marks, channel
entrance and best point of
passage under bridges.
 IALA A IALA B
Lateral Mark (Port) Lateral Mark (Port)

IALA A IALA B
Prefered Channel (STBD) Prefered Channel (STBD)

IALA A
Lateral Mark (STBD) IALA B
Lateral Mark (STBD)
IALA A
Prefered Channel (PORT) IALA B
Prefered Channel (Port)
Cardinal Mark (North) Cardinal Mark (East)
2 Black Cones, Upwards 2 Black Cones, Base to base

Light: Light:
White White
VQ or Q VQ(3) every 5s or Q(3) every 10s

Safe Water To The North Of The Safe Water To The East Of The
Bouy Bouy

Cardinal Mark (West) Isolated Danger Marks

2 Black Cones, Apex together 2 Black Spheres

Light: Light:
White White
VQ(9) every 10s or Q(9) every 15s Group Flashing (2)

Safe Water To The West Of The Marks an isolated danger with

Bouy navigable water surrounding it.
Cardinal Mark (South) New Danger Mark
2 Black Cones, Downwards Yellow St. Georges

Light: Light:
White Yellow / Blue alternating
VQ(6) + long flash every 10s 0.5 darkness between
or Q(6) + long flash every 15s

Safe Water To The South Of The

+ Marks newly discovered hazards
not yet shown on nautical
Bouy documents. New dangers
should also be marked with
lateral, cardinal, isolated danger
and emergency wreck markings
if necessary.

Can also utilise Racon D (-..).

Safe Water Marks Special Mark

1 Red Ball Yellow St. Andrews Cross

Light: Light: Yellow

White Any not in use
Isophase / Occulting
One long flash every 10s / .- (A) Indicate special areas inc:

ODAS Marks
X Traffic Seperation Marks
Spoil Grounds
Military Excercise Zones
Cabe / Pipelines
Recreation Zones
Indicate navigable water all Boundaries of Anchorages
around. They often serve as: Offshore Structures
centre line marks, landfall, Aquaculture
midchannel marks, channel
entrance and best point of
passage under bridges.
IALA A IALA B
Lateral Mark (Port) Lateral Mark (Port)
Topmark Red Cylinder Topmark Green Cylinder

Light: Light:
Red Green
Any other than (2+1) Any other than (2+1)

Indicate the sides of a route to Indicate the sides of a route to

be followed. be followed.

IALA B IALA A
Lateral Mark (STBD) Lateral Mark (STBD)
Topmark Red Cone Topmark Green Cone

Light: Light:
Red Green
Any other than (2+1) Any other than (2+1)

Indicate the sides of a route to Indicate the sides of a route to

be followed. be followed.
IALA A Safe Water Marks
Prefered Channel (STBD) 1 Red Ball

IALA B Light:
Prefered Channel (Port) White
Isophase / Occulting
One long flash every 10s / .- (A)

Indicate navigable water all

around. They often serve as:
centre line marks, landfall,
midchannel marks, channel
entrance and best point of
passage under bridges.

New Danger Mark

IALA A Yellow St. Georges
Prefered Channel (PORT)
Light:
IALA B
Yellow / Blue alternating
Prefered Channel (STBD)
0.5 darkness between

Marks newly discovered hazards

not yet shown on nautical
documents. New dangers
should also be marked with
lateral, cardinal, isolated danger
and emergency wreck markings
if necessary.

Can also utilise Racon D (-..).

Isolated Danger Marks
2 Black Spheres

Light:
White
Group Flashing (2)

Marks an isolated danger with

navigable water surrounding it.

Special Mark
Yellow St. Andrews Cross

Light: Yellow
Any not in use

Indicate special areas inc:

ODAS Marks
Traffic Seperation Marks
Spoil Grounds
Military Excercise Zones
Cabe / Pipelines
Recreation Zones
Boundaries of Anchorages
Offshore Structures
Aquaculture
Cardinal Mark (North)
2 Black Cones, Upwards
Cardinal Mark (East)
Light: 2 Black Cones, Base to base
White
VQ or Q Light:
White
VQ(3) every 5s or Q(3) every 10s

Safe Water To The North Of The

Bouy
Safe Water To The East Of The
Bouy

Cardinal Mark (West)

2 Black Cones, Apex together Cardinal Mark (South)
2 Black Cones, Downwards
Light:
White Light:
VQ(9) every 10s or Q(9) every 15s White
VQ(6) + long flash every 10s
or Q(6) + long flash every 15s

Safe Water To The West Of The

Bouy
Safe Water To The South Of The
Bouy
Red
Any other than (2+1)

Green
Any other than (2+1)
X X + +
Yellow
Any not in use