Symbols Used On ENC Charts

U.S. Chart No.
1
Symbols, Abbreviations and Terms
used on Paper and Electronic Navigational Charts
12th Edition, April 15, 2013
Corrected through NM Nov. 16, 2013
Corrected through LNM Nov. 12, 2013
Prepared Jointly by
Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Department of Defense
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
New in Edition 12: ECDIS Symbols and Other ECDIS Information

ECDIS
Symbology for displaying Electronic Navigational Charts (ENCs) on an Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS) has been added to U.S. Chart No. 1. See the
Preface and Introduction sections for more details.
In addition to the ECDIS symbols shown in the traditional lettered sections of U.S. Chart No. 1, there are now several special pages devoted exclusively to providing important
details about ECDIS. These pages are distinguished by the ECDIS icon, as shown in the top left corner of this page. The ECDIS pages are also listed in the table of contents
in italic type.
One major difference in the use of paper charts and ENCs is the ability of ECDIS to display the same feature differently depending on user settings and
other conditions, such as a ships draft. An important example is that ECDIS displays wrecks, rocks and other obstructions with their traditional paper-chart
symbols if they are at or deeper than the depth of the safety contour set for the ship. Dangers that are shoaler are portrayed with the unique ECDIS isolated
danger symbol shown at left. (See the ECDIS Portrayal of Depths page for more information about the ECDIS safety contour.)
Another advantage that ECDIS provides over paper charts is enabling users to obtain more information about a feature through a
cursor pick. Some feature attribute values that can be obtained by cursor pick are noted throughout U.S. Chart No. 1. This is especially
true if a particular value, such as height, vertical clearance or the like is included in the INT symbol description. The cursor pick icon, shown
at left, is used to indicate when a reference to a cursor pick is made.
There are many other attribute values that users may obtain through a cursor pick that are not specifically noted. These include, but are not
limited to, the purpose, seasonality, periodicity, status, color, height, type of structure and the visual or radar conspicuousness of features;
shape, color or color pattern of buoys; characteristics of lights; category of obstructions and wrecks; radar wave length, radio frequency,
communication channel and call signs; the presence of AIS transmitted signals; information regarding pilotage services and many more.
No man is an island and no single reference document stands on its own. U.S. Chart No. 1 is a handy guide for ECDIS
users, but it is no substitute for mandated ECDIS training.
The ECDIS user and developer communities are invited to help improve the presentation of ECDIS symbology and information in U.S. Chart No. 1. We want to know what you think works well, which parts are a little rocky, and what additional
information you would like to have included in the next edition of U.S. Chart No. 1.
Please send any recommendations or corrections to:

USChart1@noaa.gov
or
National Ocean Service, NOAA (N/CS2)
Attention: U.S. Chart No. 1
1315 East West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20912-3282
SYMBOLS, ABBREVIATIONS AND TERMS

Contents
Document Sections and ECDIS Pages
Symbol Sections
Preface
GENERAL
Introduction
Chart Number, Title, Marginal Notes
Schematic Layout
Positions, Distances, Directions, Compass
Day, Dusk and Night Color Palettes
Conspicuous and Non-Conspicuous Features
26
ECDIS Portrayal of Depths
45
Examples of Routing Measures in ECDIS
66
Simplified and Traditional Paper Chart Symbols
86
Index of Abbreviations
106
Index
112
Appendix 1, IALA Maritime Buoyage System
124
TOPOGRAPHY
C
Natural Features
Cultural Features
Landmarks
Ports
(Not currently used)
HYDROGRAPHY
H
Tides, Currents
Depths
Nature of the Seabed
Rocks, Wrecks, Obstructions, Aquaculture
Offshore Installations
Tracks, Routes
Areas, Limits
(Not currently used)
NAVIGATION AIDS AND SERVICES

P
Lights
Buoys, Beacons
Fog Signals
Radar, Radio, Satellite Navigation Systems
Services
Small Craft (Leisure) Facilities
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
Presentation of Two Symbology Sets
New Column Headers
This edition of U.S. Chart No. 1 has a new name and a new look. Its title is now Symbols, Abbreviations and Terms used on Paper and Electronic Navigational Charts. For
the first time, U.S. Chart No. 1 presents both of the major symbology sets used for
marine navigation.
The orientation of this edition of U.S. Chart No. 1 has been rotated 90 into a landscape format to allow two additional columns to be added to the right side of the page.
These columns hold the ECDIS symbols corresponding to the paper chart symbols
shown on the left side.
As in previous editions, the symbols used on paper nautical charts produced by the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National GeospatialIntelligence Agency (NGA) and digital raster representations of those charts, such
as NOAA Raster Nautical Charts (NOAA RNCs), are presented in lettered sections
organized in categories, such as Landmarks, Depths, and Lights. New in this edition
is the inclusion of the corresponding symbols used to portray Electronic Navigational
Chart (ENC) data on Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS) as
specified by the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO).
INT 1 symbols, as specified in the Regulations of the IHO for International (INT)
Charts and Chart Specifications of the IHO, appear in the second column from the
left, after the symbol number. Any variations from INT 1 symbology that are used on
charts produced by NOAA or NGA are shown in the NOAA, NGA and the Other NGA
columns (columns 4a, 4b, and 5 respectively).
Other Non-ECDIS Digital Displays May Portray Data Differently

Navigation systems certified to meet the exacting performance standards established
by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) are said to be ECDIS type approved.
The symbology used to display ENCs or other non-ENC nautical navigational data on
non-ECDIS systems, such as geographic information systems, recreational GPS and
other chart display systems can differ significantly from the symbology specified for
ECDIS type approved systems. U.S. Chart No. 1 only shows the symbology used on
ECDIS.
ECDIS symbols and their descriptions are shown in columns 6 and 7 respectively.
The ECDIS description usually provides the generic symbol name given in the IHO
Specifications for Chart Content and Display Aspects of ECDIS, although sometimes
other clarifying terms are also provided in column 7. The ECDIS symbols shown use
the day color palette (see page 9).
When columns 4a and 4b are combined, this indicates that NOAA and NGA both use
the same non-INT 1 symbol for that particular feature. When any of columns 4a, 4b, or
5 are blank, then the INT 1 symbol has been adopted for use by the organization for
which that column applies.
The schematic layout following this introduction shows a typical symbol table page.
It provides details about the table headers and the types of information presented in
each of the columns.
Sample Chart Layouts
Section A presents two schematics showing typical layouts of the major elements of
NOAA and NGA charts.
INFORMATION ON SELECTED CHART FEATURES

Soundings
The sounding datum reference is stated in the chart title. Soundings on NOAA and
NGA charts may be shown in fathoms, feet, fathoms and feet, fathoms and fractions,
or meters and decimeters. In all cases the unit of depth used is shown in the chart title
and outside the border of the chart in bold type (see item b in Section A). For ECDIS,
the sounding datum is part of the ENC metadata, which can be retrieved through a
cursor inquiry.
Heights
Heights of lights, landmarks, structures, etc. refer to the shoreline plane of reference.
The unit of height is shown in the chart title. When the elevations of islets or bare rocks
are offset into the adjacent water, they are shown in parentheses. For ECDIS, the unit
of height is meters.
Drying Heights
For rocks and banks that cover and uncover, elevations are underlined and are referenced to the sounding datum as stated in the chart title (or in the ENC metadata).
When the heights of rocks that cover and uncover are offset into the adjacent water,
they are shown in parentheses.
Shoreline
Light Range (Visibility)
Shoreline shown on charts represents the line of contact between the land and a
selected water elevation. In areas affected by tidal fluctuation, this line of contact is
usually the mean high water line. In confined coastal waters of diminished tidal influence, a mean water level may be used. The shoreline of interior waters (rivers, lakes)
is usually a line representing a specified elevation above a selected datum. Shoreline
is symbolized by a heavy line (symbol C 1). Apparent shoreline is used on charts to
show the outer edge of marine vegetation where the limit would be expected to appear
as the shoreline to the mariner or where it prevents the shoreline from being clearly
defined. Apparent shoreline is symbolized by a light line (symbols C 32, C 33, C p,
C q and C r).
A lights range or visibility is given in nautical miles, except on the Great Lakes and
adjacent waterways, where light ranges are given in statute miles. For lights having
more than one color, NOAA charts give only the shortest range of all the colors. On
NGA charts, multiple ranges may be shown using the following convention. For lights
with two colors, the first number indicates the range of the first color and the second
number indicates the range of the second color. For example, Fl WG 12/8M means the
range of the white light is 12 nautical miles and the range of green light is 8 nautical
miles. For lights with three colors, only the longest and shortest ranges are given and
the middle range is indicated by a dash. For example, Fl WRG 12-8M means that the
range of the white light is 12 nautical miles, the range of green light is 8 nautical miles
and the range of the red light is between 8 to 12 nautical miles. The dash can appear
in any of the three positions.
Landmarks
A structure or a conspicuous feature on a structure may be shown by a landmark symbol with a descriptive label (see Section E). Prominent buildings that could assist the
mariner may be shown by actual shape as viewed from above (see Sections D and E).
On NGA charts, landmark legends shown in capital letters indicate that a landmark is
conspicuous; the landmark may also be labeled CONSPICUOUS or CONSPIC.
On NOAA charts, all landmarks are considered to be conspicuous, and landmark legends shown in all capital letters indicate a landmark has been positioned accurately;
legends using both upper and lower case letters indicate an approximate position.
ECDIS portrays conspicuous features with black symbols and non-conspicuous features with brown symbols. Only the conspicuous version is shown in the lettered sections of U.S. Chart No. 1. See the ECDIS Conspicuous and Non-Conspicuous Features page in front of Section E for more information.
IALA Buoyage System
The International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities
(IALA) Maritime Buoyage System is followed by most of the worlds maritime nations;
however, systems used in some foreign waters may be different. IALA buoyage is
divided into two regions: Region A and Region B. All navigable waters of the United
States follow IALA Region B rules, except U.S. possessions west of the International
Date Line and south of 10 north latitude, which follow IALA Region A rules.
The major difference between the two buoyage regions is the color of the lateral
marks. Region A uses red to port and Region B uses red to starboard (red-rightreturning). The shapes of the lateral marks are the same in both regions, can to port
and cone (nun) to starboard, when entering from seaward. Cardinal and other marks,
such as those for isolated dangers, safe water and special marks are also the same
in both regions. Section Q and Appendix 1 illustrate the IALA buoyage system for both
Regions A and B.
U.S. Lateral Marks
Most of U.S. waters are in IALA Region B. In the U.S. system, on entering a channel
from seaward, buoys and beacon dayboards on the starboard side are red with even
numbers and have red lights, if lit. Buoys and beacon dayboards on the port side are
green with odd numbers and have green lights, if lit. Preferred channel buoys have
red and green horizontal bands with the top band color indicating the preferred side
of passage.
6
Aids to Navigation Positioning

The fixed and floating aids to navigation depicted on charts have varying degrees of
reliability. Floating aids are moored to sinkers by varying lengths of chain and may shift
due to sea conditions and other causes. Buoys may also be carried away, capsized
or sunk. Lighted buoys may be extinguished and sound signals may not function,
because of ice or other causes. Therefore, prudent mariners will not rely solely on any
single aid to navigation, particularly on floating aids, but will also use bearings from
fixed objects and aids to navigation on shore.
Colors
Color conveys the nature and importance of features found on nautical charts. Chart
elements significant to marine navigation, such as lights, compass roses and regulated areas, are emphasized with magenta. Lateral marks on NOAA charts are shown
with a red or green fill. Shades of blue depict potential hazards to navigation, typically
shallow water and submerged obstructions. Areas of deeper water believed to be clear
of obstructions are shown as white. Land, and other features that are always dry, are
depicted with buff on NOAA charts and gray on NGA charts. Foreshore and other
intertidal features are portrayed with a green tint. Other colors may be used to provide
additional information, such as protected areas, which are outlined in blue or green
and mineral lease blocks, which are outlined in red.
Traffic Separation Schemes
Traffic separation schemes show recommended lanes to increase safety of navigation, particularly in areas of high density shipping. These schemes are described in the
International Maritime Organization (IMO) publication, Ships Routeing. Traffic separation schemes are generally shown on nautical charts at scales of 1:600,000 and larger.
When possible, traffic separation schemes are plotted to scale and shown as depicted
in Section M.
Conversion Scales
Depth conversion scales are provided on all charts to enable the user to work in
meters, fathoms or feet.
Correction Date
The date of each new chart edition is shown below the lower left border of the chart.
The date of the latest NGA issued U.S. Notice to Mariners applied to the chart is
shown after the edition date. NOAA charts also show the date of the latest U.S. Coast
Guard Local Notice to Mariners applied to the chart.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Information on the use of nautical charts, aids to navigation, sounding datums and the
practice of navigation in general is in The American Practical Navigator (Bowditch),
available through the Publications link on the NGA Maritime Safety Information portal
at msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal.
Tide and current data over U.S. waters is available from the NOAA Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services at tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov.
Detailed information about specific lights, buoys, and beacons and general information
about the U.S. Aids to Navigation System and the Uniform State Waterway Marking Systems is in the U.S. Coast Guard Light List, at navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=lightLists.
Information about aids to navigation in foreign waters is in the NGA List of Lights, available through the Publications link on the NGA Maritime Safety Information portal at
msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal.
Other important information that cannot be shown conveniently on nautical charts
can be found in the NOAA U.S. Coast Pilot, at www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/staff/
chartspubs.html and NGA Sailing Directions, available through the Publications link
on the NGA Maritime Safety Information portal at msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal.
U.S. Nautical Chart Catalogs and Indexes
NGA catalogs are available through the Product Catalog link on the NGA Maritime
Safety Information portal at msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal. NOAA catalogs are
available at www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/mcd/ccatalogs.htm. A list of the dates of the
latest editions of NOAA charts is at www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/mcd/dole.htm.
CORRECTIONS AND COMMENTS

Corrections to U.S. Chart No. 1 will appear in the weekly U.S. Notice to Mariners,
available through the Notice to Mariners link on the NGA Maritime Safety Information
portal at msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal.
Users may send corrections or comments to USChart1@noaa.gov or by mail to:
National Ocean Service, NOAA (N/CS2)
Attention: U.S. Chart No. 1
1315 East West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282
Schematic Layout of U.S. Chart No. 1:
Rocks, Wrecks, Obstructions
B
D
Rocks
Plane of Reference for Heights H

No.
Supplementary national symbol: a

INT
Plane of Reference for Depths H

Description
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
ECDIS
rock which covers and
uncovers or is awash at
low water
Rock which covers and uncovers, height above chart datum
11
( 2)
(06)
Uncov 1m
( 2)
underwater hazard which

covers and uncovers with
drying height
(06)
Uncov 1m
isolated danger of depth

less than the safety
contour
4a
4b
Section designation
Section
Sub-section
Reference to Supplementary national symbols at the end of each section
Cross-reference to terms in other sections
Column 1: Numbering system following the Chart Specification of the IHO. A letter in this column indicates a supplementary national symbol or abbreviation for which there is no international equivalent.
Column 2: Representation that follows the Chart Specifications of the IHO (INT 1 symbol)
Column 3: Description of symbol, term, or abbreviation
4a *
4b
Column 4a: Representation used on charts produced by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Column 4b: Representation used on charts produced by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)
Column 5: Representation of symbols that may appear on NGA reproductions of foreign charts
6 **
Column 6: Representation used to portray ENC data on ECDIS
7 **
Column 7: Description of ECDIS symbols
When columns 4a and 4b are combined then NOAA and NGA both use the same symbol. When either column 4a or 4b is blank then the respective agency uses the INT 1 symbol shown in column 2.
**
When columns 6 and 7 have several rows for the same symbol number, then ECDIS portrays this feature differently depending on the ships draft and other conditions as defined in ECDIS by the mariner (as is the
case for K 11). When columns 6 and 7 combine rows to span across several symbol numbers then ECDIS portrays all of the grouped symbol numbers the same way (see C 5C 7).
Signifies that this representation is obsolete, but it may appear on older charts.
Signifies that a feature attribute value, such as a height, distance or name, may be obtained through an ECDIS cursor pick report. There are many attribute values that may be obtained in this manner, but the cursor
pick icon is only used to note values that are specifically referred to in the description of symbols column and that ECDIS does not display next to the symbol. Height of trees in C 14 is an example.
Day, Dusk and Night Color Palettes

ECDIS
ECDIS allows the mariner to change the color palette that is used to display an ENC.
Three different color tables have been designed to provide the maximum clarity and
contrast between features on the display under three different lighting conditions on the
bridge, namely Day, Dusk and Night.
Each symbol is rendered in a different color appropriate for the lighting condition that
the color table is meant for. This design provides maximum contrast for the display on
a sunny day, as well as preserving night vision on a dimly lit bridge in the evening. This
allows the mariner to look back and forth between the chart on the ECDIS display and
out to sea through the bridge window without the mariners eyes needing to readjust to
a difference in light intensity.

T
he Day Color Table, meant to be used in bright sunlight, uses a white background for deep water and looks the most like a traditional paper chart.
T
he Dusk Color Table uses a black background for deep water and
colors are subdued, but slightly brighter than those used in the Night Color
Table.
T
he Night Color Table, meant to be used in the darkest conditions, uses a
black background for deep water and muted color shades for other features.
DAY
The images on the right show each of the three color palettes.
DUSK
The symbols shown in the remainder of this document use the day color palette.
NIGHT
Schematic Layout of a NOAA Chart (reduced in size)
A
Note: this is an example only and not to be used for navigation
12
Magnetic Features B
Tidal Data H
13
Mercator Projection
6FDOHDW/DW
North American Datum of 1983
(World Geodetic System 1984)
Chart number in national chart series
Chart number in international (INT)

series (if any)
Reference ellipsoid of the chart
Publication note (imprint)
Copyright note
Date of current edition
Notice to Mariners corrections
Dimensions of inner borders
Corner coordinates
N
W
Unimak Pass
13
:
:
1:15000
14
Nautical Miles
0.1
1.0
Yards
500
500
1000
1500
Meters
500
500
1000
1500
1
1
Published at Washington, D.C.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE
COAST SURVEY
4
10
10
Chart title
11
Explanatory notes on chart construction,

etc. To be read before using chart.
12
Seal(s)
13
Scale of chart. Some charts have scale

at a stated latitude.
14
Linear scale on large scale charts
A
Linear border scale on large scale
charts. On smaller scales use latitude
borders for sea miles.
16
Cautionary notes (if any). Information

on particular features, to be read before
using chart.
17
Source Diagram (if any). Navigators

should be cautious where surveys are
inadequate.
18
Reference to a larger scale chart
19
Reference to an adjoining chart of

similar scale
Conversion scales
Reference to the units used for depth

measurement
Compass rose
Bar code and stock number
Glossary: Translation of words on chart

that are not in English
Identification of a latticed chart (if any)
Tidal and Tidal Stream information

within the chart coverage
15
11
B
No.

INT
Description
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
ECDIS
Geographical Positions
1
Lat
Long
Latitude
Longitude
International Meridian
(Greenwich)
3
4
Degree(s)
Minute(s) of arc
Second(s) of arc
Position approximate
PA
Position approximate (not

accurately determined or does
not remain fixed)
PA
(PA)
Point feature or area of

low accuracy
Sounding of low accuracy

low accuracy
PD
Position doubtful (reported in

various positions)
PD
(PD)
Sounding of low accuracy
12
North
10
East
11
South
12
West
13
NE
Northeast
14
SE
Southeast
15
NW
Northwest
16
SW
Southwest

No.
INT
Description
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
ECDIS
Control Points
20
22
23
Obs Spot
Observation spot
Position of an elevation
or control point
Fixed point
24
Benchmark
BM
Boundary mark
Bdy Mon
25.1
Distance along waterway, no

visible marker
25.2
Distance along waterway with

visible marker
St M 32
21
Triangulation point
Canal and distance point

with no mark
Y Bn (46)
Canal and distance point
Note: ECDIS uses a magenta km symbol to represent distance marks. However, the distances shown along waterways on NOAA-produced ENCs are displayed in statute miles.
Symbolized Positions (Examples)

30
Symbols in plan: position is

center of primary symbol
31
Symbols in profile: position is at

bottom of symbol
32
Point symbols: accurate

positions
MAST
Point symbol: approximate

position
Mast
33
ECDIS follows the paper chart convention for the

position of symbols, except for simplified symbols for
buoys and beacons (see Q 1).
ECDIS indicates approximate position only for

wrecks, obstructions, islets and shoreline features.
Units
Supplementary national symbols: am
40
km
Kilometer(s)
41
Meter(s)
42
dm
Decimeter(s)
43
cm
Centimeter(s)
44
mm
Millimeter(s)
45
46
Position of a point feature
International nautical mile(s)

(1852m), sea mile(s)
Cable(s) (0.1M)
Mi
NMi
NM
cbl
13
No.
INT
47
ft
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
ECDIS
Foot/Feet
48
49
Description
Fathom(s)
fm
Hour(s)
hr
50
min
Minute(s) of time
51
sec
Second(s) of time
52
kn
53
54
cd
Knot(s)
Ton(s), Tonnage (weight)
Candela(s)
Magnetic Compass
Supplementary national symbols: n
60
Variation
61
Magnetic
mag
62
Bearing
brg
63
True
64
Decreasing
65
Increasing
66
Annual change
67
Deviation
var
VAR
Varn
Magnetic variation
dev
Cursor pick site for
magnetic variation at a
point
68.1
68.2
14
Note of magnetic variation, in

position
Note of magnetic variation, out

of position

magnetic variation over
an area

No.
ECDIS
NOAA / NGA
Compass rose, normal pattern (smaller patterns of compass rose may be used)
Magnetic variation (example):
VAR 415W (2011) means magnetic variation was 415W in 2011
ANNUAL DECREASE 8 means annual change is 8E or decreasing 8 annually
For 2012 the magnetic variation is 47W
340
350
10
20
30
330
0
32
40
0
30
0
31
50
330
300
60
MAGNE TIC

magnetic variation at a
point
AR
4 15'W ( 2011
)
80
280
300
70
290
60
70
A L DE C R E A
SE
100
NU
8'
270
90
270
90
260
AN
240
120
0
24
110
120
250
210
130
15
23
14
180
22
210
150
200
190
180
170
160
Isogonic lines, Isogonals
71
Varn - 3

magnetic variation along
a line
15
B
No.

INT
Description
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
ECDIS
Local magnetic anomaly:
Local magnetic anomaly:
82.2

magnetic anomaly along
a line or over an area
Within the enclosed area the

magnetic variation may deviate
from the normal by the value
shown
82.1
Local Magnetic Anomaly

(see Note)
Where the area affected cannot

be easily defined, a legend only
is shown at the position
LOCAL MAGNETIC
ANOMALY
(see note)
LOCAL MAGNETIC
DISTURBANCE
(see note)
Supplementary National Symbols
16
Square meter(s)
m2
Cubic meter(s)
m3
Inch(es)
in
Yard(s)
yd
Statute mile(s)
St M
St Mi
Microsecond(s)
sec
Hertz
Hz
Kilohertz
kHz
Megahertz
MHz
Cycles/second
Kilocycle(s)
kc
Megacycle(s)
Mc
Ton(s) (U.S. short ton) (2,000lbs)
Degree(s)
deg
cps
c/s
LOCAL MAGNETIC DISTURBANCE

(see note)

magnetic anomaly at a
point
Natural Features
No.
INT
Description
NOAA
NGA
Coastline
Other NGA
ECDIS
Supplementary national symbols: ae
Foreshore I, J
Coastline, surveyed
Coastline
Coastline, unsurveyed
Coastline or shoreline
construction of low
accuracy in position
high
Cliffs, Steep coast
low
Presence of cliffs
coincident with coastline
is obtained by cursor
pick
Sloping ground crest line
distant from coastline,
radar or visually
conspicuous
Cliff as an area
Hillocks
Flat coast
Sandy shore
Conspicuous hill or
mountain top
Nature of coastline is
obtained by cursor pick
Stony shore, Shingly shore
Conspicuous hill or
mountain top
Sandhills, Dunes
17
C
No.
Natural Features
INT
Description
NOAA
NGA
Relief
Other NGA
ECDIS
Supplementary national symbols: eg
Plane of reference for heights H
10
Contour lines with values and

spot height
109 m
Elevation contour with

spot height, contour
value is obtained by
cursor pick
11
Spot heights
119 m
Position of an elevation
or control point
12
Approximate contour lines with

values and approximate height
109 m
13
Form lines with spot height
14
Approximate height of top of

trees (above height datum)
135 TT
Elevation contour with

spot height, contour
value is obtained by
cursor pick
Approximate height of trees is

Water Features, Lava
20
River, Stream
River
21
18
Intermittent river
Natural Features
No.
INT
Description
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
ECDIS
Rapids
22
Waterfall
Rapids, Waterfalls
Waterfall, visually
conspicuous
23
Lakes
24
Salt pans
25
Glacier
26
Lava flow
Lake
Continuous pattern for

an ice area (glacier, etc.)
Vegetation
Supplementary national symbols: it

Line of trees
30
Wooded
Woods in general
Wooded area
19
Natural Features
No.
INT
Description
31
Prominent trees (isolated or in groups)
31.1
Deciduous tree
31.2
Evergreen (except conifer)
31.3
Conifer
31.4
Palm
31.5
Nipa Palm
31.6
Casuarina
31.7
Filao
31.8
Eucalypt
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
ECDIS
Tree
Vegetation, line of trees
Wooded area
32
0
33
Mangrove
Mangrove with coastline

or shoreline construction of low accuracy in
position
Marsh, Swamp, Reed beds
Marsh with coastline or

shoreline construction of
low accuracy in position

a
Chart sounding datum line

(surveyed)
Approximate sounding datum

line (inadequately surveyed)
Foreshore; Strand (in general);

Stones; Shingle; Gravel; Mud;
Sand
Breakers along a shore
Uncovers
Mud
Br
ea
ke
rs
Br
ea
ke
rs
(if extensive)
20
Natural Features
No.
INT
Description
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
ECDIS
Rubble
Hachures
Shading
Deciduous woodland
Coniferous woodland
Tree plantation
Cultivated fields
Grassfields
Paddy (rice) fields
Bushes
Apparent shoreline
Vegetation or topographic
(Feature Area Limit-in general)
Cypress
Grass
Eelgrass
Marsh
Cypress
Grass
Eelgrass
21
Cultural Features
No.
INT
Description
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
ECDIS
Settlements, Buildings
Height of objects E
Landmarks E
Urban area
Settlement with scattered

buildings
Settlement (on medium and

small scale charts)
Village
Buildings
Conspicuous single
building
Important building in built-up

area
Conspicuous single
building in built-up area
Street name, Road name
Ruin, Ruined landmark
Built-up area
Name
Roads, Railways, Airfields
22
Built-up area as a point
Vil
Street name is obtained by cursor pick
Ruins
Ru
Status of ruins is obtained by cursor

pick
Supplementary National Symbols: ac
10
Motorway, highway
11
Road (hard surfaced)
12
Track, Path (loose or

unsurfaced)
Road, track or path as

a line
Road as an area
Cultural Features
No.
INT
Description
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
ECDIS
13
Railway, with station
Railway, with station
14
Cutting
Cutting
Embankment
15
Embankment
Embankment, visually or
radar conspicuous
Tunnel
16
Tunnel
Tunnel with depth below

the seabed encoded
Airport as a point
Runway as a line
17
Airport
Airport, Airfield
Airport area, with runway

area and visually conspicuous runway area
Other Cultural Features

20
Supplementary National Symbols: di
Vertical clearance above high

water
VERT CL 6 M
clr 20.0
clr cl 20.0
Vertical clearance
Closed clearance
clr op 20.0
Open clearance
sf clr 20.0
Safe clearance
FIXED BRIDGE
HOR CL 25 FT
VERT CL 20 FT
21
Horizontal clearance
HOR CL 8 M
8
Horizontal clearance is obtained by

cursor pick
clr 20.0
22
Fixed bridge with vertical

clearance
clr 20.0
Bridge
23
D
No.
23.1
Cultural Features
INT
Description
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
ECDIS
Opening bridge (in general) with

vertical clearance
clr cl 8.2
clr op 20.0
23.2
Swing bridge with vertical

clearance
23.3
Lifting bridge with vertical

clearance (closed and open)
23.4
Bascule bridge with vertical

clearance
23.5
Pontoon bridge
clr cl 8.2
clr op 20.0
Opening bridge
clr 20.0
clr 20.0
Bridge
clr cl 8.2
clr op 20.0
23.6
Draw bridge with vertical

clearance
clr cl 8.2
clr op 20.0
Opening bridge
clr 20.0
24
Transporter bridge with vertical

clearance below fixed structure
clr 20.0
Bridge
clr 20.0
Aerial cableway
25
26
Overhead transporter, Aerial

cableway with vertical clearance
Overhead power cable with

pylons and safe vertical
clearance
clr 20.0
OVERHEAD POWER CABLE

AUTHORIZED CL 140 FT
sf clr 20.0
sf clr 20.0
TOWER
TOWER
Aerial cableway, radar

conspicuous
Transmission line
Transmission line, radar

conspicuous
Note: The safe vertical clearance above the height datum, as defined by the responsible authority, is given in magenta where known; otherwise the physical vertical clearance is shown in black as in D 20 (also see
diagram at H 20).
24
Cultural Features
No.
INT
Description
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
ECDIS
clr 20.0
27
Overhead cable, Telephone

line, Telegraph line with vertical
clearance
Overhead cable
Tel
clr 20.0
Overhead cable, radar

conspicuous
clr 20.0
Overhead pipeline
28
29
Overhead pipe with vertical

clearance
OVHD PIPE
VERT CL 6FT
clr 20.0
Overhead pipeline, radar

conspicuous
Oil, gas pipeline,
submerged or on land
Pipeline on land

a
Highway markers
Railway (Ry)
(single or double track)
Railroad (RR)
Same grade
Ry above
Ry below
Abandoned railroad
Bridge under construction
Footbridge
Viaduct
Fence
Power transmission line
Approximate vertical clearance
Viaduct
abt 21
25
Conspicuous and Non-Conspicuous Features

ECDIS
There are 25 features for which ECDIS displays either a black symbol, if the feature
is visually conspicuous, or a brown symbol if is not. Only conspicuous landmarks
are depicted on NOAA paper charts and ENCs. Therefore, only the conspicuous
symbol versions are shown in the symbol tables of U.S. Chart No. 1. Both versions
of the symbols for these features are shown on this page.
Silo
Single building
Tank
Cairn
Tank farm
Chimney
Tower
Dish aerial
Water tower
Dome
Windmill
Flare stack
Windmotor
Fortified structure
Wind generator farm
Hill or mountain top
Mast
The seven symbols shown below represent features that only have a brown symbol. There is no corresponding black, conspicuous symbol. The brown symbol is
displayed regardless of the conspicuousness of the feature.
Monument
Cranes
Mosque or minaret
Flagstaff, flagpole
Position of a point feature
Mangrove
Radar scanner
Mine, quarry
Radio, television tower
Quarry
Refinery
Timber yard
Religious building, Christian
Tree
Religious building, non-Christian
26
Landmarks
No.
INT
Plane of Reference for Height H
Description
Lighthouses P
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
ECDIS
Beacons Q
General
Non-conspicuous point
feature
Examples of landmarks
TANK
MONUMENT
Tr
Non-conspicuous
building
Non-conspicuous
water tower
Examples of conspicuous
landmarks (On NOAA charts,
a large circle with dot and
capitals indicates that position
is accurate; a small circle with
lowercase indicates that position
is approximate.)
3.1
Pictorial sketches (in true

position)
3.2
Pictorial sketches (out of

position)
Conspicuous point
feature
EMPIRE STATE
BUILDING
SPIRE
RADAR MAST
CHIMNEY
Conspicuous building
Conspicuous water
tower
The information
symbol is displayed if a
supplemental image is
available, which may be
accessed by cursor pick
Height of top of a structure

above height datum
(30)
Height of structure above ground

level
(30)
Height is obtained by cursor pick
Landmarks
Church as a point
10.1
Church
Ch
Church as an area
10.2
Church tower
10.3
Church spire
SPIRE
Spire
10.4
Church cupola
CUPOLA
Cup
11
Chapel
Church tower, spire, or

dome
Ch
Chapel
27
E
No.
Landmarks
INT
Description
12
Cross, Calvary
13
Temple
14
Pagoda
15
Shinto shrine, Joss house
16
Buddhist temple or shrine
17
Mosque, Minaret
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
ECDIS
Position of a point
feature
Religious building,
non-Christian
Mosque or minaret
18
Marabout
19
Cemetery
20
Tower
Landmark area, type is

Cem
TOWER
Tr
Tower
Tr
Water tower, Water tank on a

tower
21
STANDPIPE
WTR TR
Spipe
Wtr Tr
Water tower
CHIMNEY
22
Chimney
CHY
(208)
(202)
Chimney
Chy
23
Flare stack (on land)
FLARE
Flare
Flare stack
24
Monument (including column,

pillar, obelisk, statue)
MONUMENT
Mon
Monument
25.1
Windmill
WINDMILL
Windmill
25.2
Windmill (without sails)
26.1
26.2
27
28
Windmill, status of ruins

pick
Wind turbine, Windmotor
WINDMOTOR
Windmotor
Wind motor
Wind farm
WIND FARM
Wind Farm
Wind generator farm
FS
FS
FP
FP
Flagstaff, Flagpole
Flagstaff, flagpole
Landmarks
No.
INT
Description
28
Radio mast, Television mast
29
Radio tower, Television tower
NOAA
NGA
R MAST
R Mast
TV MAST
TV Mast
Other NGA
ECDIS
Mast
R TR
R Tr
TV TR
TV Tr
Radio, television tower
30.1
Radar mast
RADAR MAST
Radar Mast
Mast
30.2
Radar tower
RADAR TR
Radar Tr
Radar tower
30.3
Radar scanner
30.4
Radome
Radar scanner
DOME (RADAR)
RADOME
Dome (Radar)
Radome
Dome
ANT (RADAR)
31
Dish aerial
Dish aerial
Ant (Radar)
Tank
32
Tanks
Tk
TANK
Tank farm
33
SILO
Silo
ELEVATOR
Elevator
Silo
Silo
34.1
Fortified structure (on large scale

charts)
34.2
Castle, Fort, Blockhouse (on

small scale charts)
34.3
Battery, Small fort (on small

scale charts)
35.1
Quarry (on large scale charts)
Quarry area
35.2
Quarry (on small scale charts)
Quarry
Fortified structure
Fortified structure
36
Mine
29
E
No.
Landmarks
INT
Description
37.1
Recreational vehicle site
37.2
Camping site (including

recreational vehicles)
NOAA
NGA
30
Muslim shrine
Tomb
Watermill
Factory
Well
School
Hospital
University
Gable
Telegraph
Telegraph office
Tel Off
Magazine
Magz
Facty
Well
Sch
Sch
Hosp
Univ
Univ
GAB
Gab
Tel
Government house
Institute
Courthouse
Pavilion
Telephone
Limited
Ltd
Apartment
Apt
Capitol
Cap
Company
Co
Corporation
Govt Ho
Inst
Ct Ho
Pav
T
Corp
Other NGA
ECDIS
Ports
No.
INT
Description
NOAA
NGA
Protective Structures
Other NGA
ECDIS
Supplementary national symbols: ac

Dike as a line
Dike as a line,
conspicuous
Dike, Levee, Berm
Dike as an area
2.1
Seawall (on large scale charts)

Seawall
2.2
Seawall (on small scale charts)
Causeway as a line
Causeway, covers and
uncovers as a line
Causeway
Cswy
Causeway as an area
Causeway, covers and
uncovers as an area
Bkw
4.1
Breakwater (in general)
4.2
Breakwater (loose boulders,

tetrapods, etc.)
4.3
Breakwater (slope of concrete or

masonry)
Training wall (partly submerged

at high water)
Breakwater as a line
Breakwater as an area
Training wall
31
Ports
No.
INT
Description
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
ECDIS
6.1
Groin (always dry)
Groin
Groin (always dry)
6.2
Groin (intertidal)
Groin
Groin (intertidal)
6.3
Groin (always under water)
Groin
Groin (submerged)
Harbor Installations
Depths I
10
Anchorages, Limits N
Beacons and other fixed marks Q
Marina U
Fishing harbor
Fishing harbor
11.1
Boat harbor, Marina
Yacht harbor, marina
11.2
Yacht berths without facilities
11.3
Yacht club, Sailing club

Mole as a line
12
Mole (with berthing facility)

Mole as an area
13
Quay, Wharf
14
Pier, Jetty
Whf
Wharf (quay)
Pier
Pier (jetty),
promenade pier
15
Promenade pier
Pontoon as a line
16
Pontoon
Pontoon as an area
17
32
Landing for boats
Ldg
Lndg
Landing
Ports
No.
INT
Description
18
Steps, Landing stairs
19.1
Designation of berth
19.2
Visitors berth
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
ECDIS
Steps
Landing steps
Berth number
Nr 3
Yacht harbor, marina
Dn
20
Dolphin
Dol
Dol (Great Lakes)
Mooring dolphin
Dol
Deviation mooring
dolphin
21
Deviation dolphin
22
Minor post or pile
23
Slipway, Patent slip, Ramp
24
Gridiron, Scrubbing grid
Gridiron
25
Dry dock, Graving dock
Dry dock
26
Floating dock
Pile
Pile or bollard
Pile (Great Lakes)
Slipway, ramp
0
Floating dock as a line

Floating dock as an area
27
Non-tidal basin, Wet dock
Wet dock and gate
Dock
28
Tidal basin, Tidal harbor

Dock, under construction
or ruined
33
F
No.
Ports
INT
Description
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
ECDIS
Floating hazard
Boom
29.1
Floating oil barrier, oil

retention (high pressure
pipe)
Floating barrier, e.g. oil barrier,

security barrier
B ar rie r
F lo at in g
Boom, floating
obstruction
30
31
32
2011
2011
2011
2011
Works at sea, Area under

reclamation, with year date
Works under construction, with

year date
33.2
Ruined pier, partly submerged at

high water
Hulk
str
con
der
Un
Under
construction
(2011)
Ruin or works under

construction
Year and condition of
under construction or
ruin is obtained by cursor
pick
Under constr
(2011)
Ruins
Pier
0
Ruin
34
Floating oil barrier, oil

retention (high pressure
pipe)
Works on land, with year date
33.1
34
Floating Barrier
Oil retention barrier (high

pressure pipe)
29.2
Hk
Hk
Pier, ruined and partly

submerged
Hulk
Ports
No.
INT
Description
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
Canals, Barrages
Clearances D
ECDIS
Supplementary national symbol: d

Signal Stations T
Cultural Features B
Canal
Canal
Ditch
a
St
Lock (on large scale charts)
er
St
a
Lo
ck
1
Lock gate as a line
Co
nt
ro
l
Ce
Tid
e
41.1
de
Ti
nt
Canal
Lo
ck
2
40
41.2
Canal
Lock
Ditch
Sluice
Lock (on small scale charts)
Lock gate as an area
Navigable lock gate

(Tidegate, Floodgate)
Non-navigable lock gate
42
Caisson, Gate
Caisson as a line
Caisson as an area
Non-navigable lock gate
43
Flood barrage
Flood barrage as a line
Flood barrage as an
area
Dam as a line
44
Dam, Weir (direction of flow

shown is left to right)
Dam as an area
35
Ports
No.
INT
Description
NOAA
NGA
Transhipment Facilities
Roads D
Other NGA
ECDIS
Supplementary national symbols: ef
Railways D
Tanks E
50
Roll-on, Roll-off (RoRo), Ferry

Terminal
RoRo terminal
51
Transit shed, Warehouse (with

designation)
Conspicuous single
building, designation is
Timber yard as a point
52
Timber yard
Timber yard as an area
Lifting capacity is
53.1
Crane with lifting capacity,

Traveling crane (on railway)
Crane as a point
Container crane (with lifting

capacity)
Crane
53.2
Cra
ne
Crane as an area
Crane, visually
conspicuous as an area
53.3
Sheerlegs (conspicuous)
Public Buildings
60
Supplementary national symbol: g

Hbr Mr
Harbormasters office
Conspicuous single
building
Conspicuous single
building
61
Custom office
Cus Ho
Customs
62.1
Health office, Quarantine

building
62.2
Hospital
Hosp
Post office
PO
63
36
Health Office
Conspicuous single
building
Ports
No.
INT
Description
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
ECDIS

a
Jetty (partly below MHW)
Submerged jetty
Subm Jetty
Submerged Jetty
Jetty (on small scale charts)
Pump-out facilities
Quarantine office
Mooring Canal
Conveyor
Quar
M
oo
rin
g
Ca
na
l
Conveyor
37
Tides, Currents
Terms Relating to Tidal Levels

INT Terms
Supplementary National Terms (see lt for other terms and symbols)
No.
Term
CD
No.
Term
Chart Datum, Datum for sounding reduction
HW
LAT
Lowest Astronomical Tide
HHW
HAT
Highest Astronomical Tide
LW
MLW
Mean Low Water
LWD
Low Water Datum
MHW
Mean High Water
LLW
Lower Low Water
MSL
Mean Sea Level
MTL
Mean Tide Level
Height datum, Land survey datum
ISLW
Indian Spring Low Water
38
Description
Description
High Water
Higher High Water
Low Water
MLWS
Mean Low Water Springs
HWF&C
High Water Full and Change (Vulgar establishment of

the port)
MHWS
Mean High Water Springs
LWF&C
Low Water Full and Change
10
MLWN
Mean Low Water Neaps
CRD
11
MHWN
Mean High Water Neaps
GCLWD
12
MLLW
Mean Lower Low Water
13
MHHW
Mean Higher High Water
14
MHLW
Mean Higher Low Water
15
MLHW
Mean Lower High Water
16
Sp
Spring tide
17
Np
Neap tide
Columbia River Datum

Gulf Coast Low Water Datum
Tides, Currents
No.
Tidal Levels and Charted Data

Tide Gauge T
Planes of reference are not exactly as shown below for all charts.
They are usually defined in notes under chart titles.
Spot height
Overhead power
cable
100
Safe vertical clearance

(magenta)
Charted vertical
clearance
128
Elevation of light source

Topographic
contours
Charted vertical
clearance
MHHW
(7)
Islet height
Charted HW (coast) line
MHW
20
MSL
Sea surface at any time
Height of tide
Observed depth
(12)
Drying height
MLW
Charted LW (drying) line
MLLW (Chart datum)

Charted depth
(sounding)
Notes:
1) The numbers 128, 100, (7) and (12), shown above, are examples of how spot heights, topographic contour labels, islet heights and drying heights appear on NOAA paper charts. The numbers are enclosed in
(parentheses) if the value is offset into the water to more clearly show the islet or rock.
2) On NOAA charts, except for lake charts, the HW (coast) line is equal to the MHW line.
Tide Tables
No.
INT
Description
NOAA
TIDAL INFORMATION
PLACE
30
Height referred to datum of soundings (MLLW)

Mean Higher
High Water
Mean
High Water
Mean
Low Water
feet
feet
feet
1.7
1.4
0.2
(3859'N/7629'W)
1.4
1.2
0.2
Washington D.C., Washington Channel (3852'N/7701'W)
3.2
2.9
0.1
Tabular statement of
semi-diurnal or diurnal tides
NAME
Note: The order of the

columns of levels will be
the same as that used
in national tables of tidal
predictions.
Baltimore, Ft. McHenry
(3916'N/7635'W)
Annapolis, U.S. Naval Academy
(LAT/LONG)
Dashes (---) located in datum columns indicate unavailable datum values for a tide station. Real-time water
levels, tide predictions, and tidal current predictions are available on the Internet from
http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov.
(Nov 2011)
39
Tides, Currents
No.
ECDIS
Point or area for which

a tidal stream table is
available
31
Tidal stream table
Boundary of an area
for which there is tidal
information
Tidal Streams and Currents

Breakers K
No.
Supplementary national symbols: mt
Tide Gauge T
INT
Description
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
ECDIS
2.5 kn
40
3.0 kn
Flood stream, rate at

spring tides
Current or tidal stream
whose direction is not
known
Flood tide stream with rate
Boundary of an area
information
2.5 kn
41
2.8 kn
Ebb tide stream
Ebb stream, rate at

spring tides
Current or tidal stream
whose direction is not
known
Boundary of an area
information
40
Tides, Currents
No.
INT
Description
42
Current in restricted waters
43
Ocean current with rates and

seasons
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
ECDIS
2.5 kn
Non-tidal current
(see Note)
Tide rips
44
Overfalls, tide rips, races

symbol used only in small areas
Overfalls, tide rips;

eddies; breakers as
point, line, and area
45
Eddies
Eddies
symbol used only in small areas
46
Position of tabulated tidal stream

data with designation
47
Offshore position for which tidal

levels are tabulated
Point for which a tidal

stream table is available
Supplementary National Symbols (Supplementary national terms relating to tidal levels are listed after H 17)
l
Stream
Str
Current, general, with rate
2 kn
Velocity, Rate
vel
Knots
kn
Height
ht
Flood
fl
New moon
Full moon
Current diagram
Gulf Stream Limits
2
7
10 11
Approximate location of Axis of Gulf Stream
41
Depths
No.
INT
Description
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
ECDIS
General
1
ED
Existence doubtful
Sounding of low
accuracy
Sounding of low
accuracy
SD
Sounding of doubtful depth
Underwater hazard with

depth greater than 20
meters
Isolated danger of depth
contour
Sounding of low
accuracy
3.1
Rep
Reported, but not confirmed

low accuracy
3.2
Rep (2011)
Reported (with year of report),

but not confirmed
Low accuracy line

demarking area wreck or
obstruction
Low accuracy line
demarking foul area
Obstruction, depth not
stated
Sounding of low
accuracy
Reported, but not confirmed

sounding or danger (on
small scale charts only)

depth of 20 meters or
less
meters
contour
low accuracy
42
Depths
No.
INT
Description
NOAA
NGA
Soundings
10
11
Other NGA
ECDIS

Sounding shoaler than or
equal to safety depth
Sounding in true position (NOAA

shows fathoms and feet with
vertical numbers and meters with
sloping numbers)
Sounding out of position
3
4
Sounding deeper than

safety depth
(23)
3375
Depths are always shown in their true position in

ECDIS
(47 )
12
Least depth in narrow channel
13
No bottom found at depth shown
Status of no bottom
found is obtained by
cursor pick
14
Soundings which are unreliable

or taken from a smaller scale
source (NOAA shows unreliable
soundings in fathoms and feet
with sloping numbers and in
meters with vertical numbers)
Sounding of low
accuracy
15
Drying heights and contours

above chart datum
16
Natural watercourse (in intertidal

area), tidal gully, tideway
Drying height, less than

or equal to safety depth
Tideway
43
Depths
INT
No.
Description
NOAA
NGA
Depths in Fairways and Areas
Other NGA
ECDIS
Supplementary national symbols: a, b
20
Limit of dredged area
21
Dredged channel or area with

depth of dredging in meters and
decimeters
Dredged area
30 FEET APR 2011

depth and year of the latest
control survey
22
23

maintained depth
24
Area swept by wire drag. The

depth is shown at chart datum.
(The latest date of sweeping is
shown in parentheses.)
Depth, date of latest

survey and other
information is obtained
by cursor pick
30 FEET
APR 2011
3
8
29
23
18
7
76
22
30
(1930)
swept to 9.6
Swept area
21
Unsurveyed
(see note)
10
Incompletely surveyed
area
10
Depths
(see ZOC diagram)
Unsurveyed or inadequately
surveyed area; area with
inadequate depth information
25
Unsurveyed
13
10
13
Unsurveyed
44
11
12
Inadequately surveyed
(see note)
17
rky
22
20
Unsurveyed area
ECDIS Portrayal of Depths
ECDIS
ECDIS depth related symbols closely resemble their paper chart counterparts; however,
ECDIS provides valuable additional information to mariners that paper charts cannot.
Soundings
ECDIS enables mariners to set their own-ship safety depth. If no depth is set, ECDIS sets
the value to 30m. Soundings equal to or shoaler than the safety depth are shown in black;
deeper soundings are displayed in a less conspicuous gray. Fractional values are shown
with subscript numbers of the same size.
Depth Contours & Depth Areas
Depth contours in ECDIS are portrayed with a thin gray line. Each pair of adjacent depth
contours is used to create depth area features. These are used by ECDIS to tint different
depth levels and to initiate alarms when a ship is headed into unsafe water.
Depth Contour Labels
ECDIS depth contour labels are not centered and oriented along isolines as they appear on paper charts. They are displayed upright and
may appear either on or next to the contour lines that they describe.
The labels are black and the same size as soundings, but the labels
have a light halo to set them apart. The graphic to the left shows depth
labels and soundings both deeper and shoaler than the safety depth.
Note that depths on NOAA paper charts and ENCs are usually compiled in fathoms and feet. Because ECDIS displays depths in meters,
soundings and contour lines often show fractional meter values. The
own-ship safety contour (described below) is always displayed, but
mariners may choose to have all other depth contours turned off.
Portrayal of Depth Areas with 2 Color Settings

Some ECDIS enable mariners to define two additional depth areas for mediumdeep water and medium-shallow water by setting a deep contour value and
a shallow contour value. If this option is used, the safety contour is displayed
between the medium deep and medium shallow contours.
Safety Contour
ECDIS uses a safety contour value to show an extra thick line for the depth contour that
separates safe water from shoaler areas. If the mariner does not set an own-ship safety
contour value, ECDIS sets the value to 30m. If the ENC being displayed does not have a
contour line equal to the safety contour depth value set by the mariner, then ECDIS sets
the next deeper contour as the safety contour. Depending on the contour intervals used on
individual ENCs, ECDIS may set different safety contours as a ship transits from one ENC
to another. ECDIS will initiate an alarm if the ships future track will cross the safety contour
within a specified time set by the mariner.
Portrayal of Depth Areas with 4 Color Setting
Two or Four Tints for Shading Depth Areas

ECDIS tints all depth areas beyond the (green tinted) foreshore in either one of two or
one of four shades of blue. This is similar to the convention used for paper charts, but
the depths used to change from one tint to another are based on the safety contour and
thus customized for each ship. If the mariner chooses two shades to be displayed, water
deeper than the safety contour is shown in an off-white color, water shoaler than the safety
contour is tinted blue.
Some ECDIS also provide the mariner with the option of

displaying a cross-hatch shallow water pattern over all
depth areas shoaler than the safety contour.
45
Depths
No.
INT
Description
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
ECDIS
Depth Contours
Two Shades
Drying contour
Four Shades
Low water line

foreshore
foreshore
Blue tint, in one or more shades,

or tint ribbons are shown to
different limits according to the
scale and purpose of the chart
and the nature of the bathymetry.
very
shallow
depth
On some charts, contours and

values are printed in blue.
shallow
depth
shallow water
contour
medium
shallow
depth
30
safety contour
medium
deep
depth
deep water
contour
deep
depth
all deeper contours
Approximate depth
contour
Approximate safety
depth contour
20
31
Approximate depth contours
50
Swept channel
Swept area, not adequately

sounded (shown by purple or
green tint)
15
c
46
Stream
89
102
119
10
2ft
deep
depth

No.
INT
Description
NOAA
NGA
Types of Seabed
Other NGA
ECDIS
Supplementary national abbreviations: aag
Rocks K
Sand
Sand
Mud
Mud
Cy
Clay
Cy
Clay
Si
Silt
Si
Silt
St
Stones
St
Stones
Gravel
Gravel
Pebbles
Pebbles
Cb
Cobbles
Cb
Cobbles
9.1
Rock; Rocky
Rk; rky
Rock
9.2
Bo
Boulder(s)
Blds
Boulder
Lava
10
Co
Coral, Coralline algae
Co
Coral
11
Sh
Shells (skeletal remains)
Sh
Shells
12.1
S/M
Two layers, e.g. sand over mud
fS M Sh
The main constituent is given

first for mixtures, e.g. fine sand
with mud and shells
12.2
13.1
13.2
fS.M.Sh
Wd
f S M Sh
Weed, kelp
Weed (including kelp)
Kelp, Weed
Kelp
Weed, kelp as an area
47
No.
INT
Description
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
ECDIS
Sand waves as a point
Sand waves as a line
14
Sandwaves
Sandwaves
Sand waves as an area
15
Spring
Spring in seabed
Spring
Types of Seabed, Intertidal Areas
20
Area with stones and gravel
21
Rocky area, which covers and

uncovers
gravel
stone
Areas of gravel and

stone
Rocky ledges or coral

reef
Coral reef, which covers and
uncovers
22
Qualifying Terms
48
Supplementary national symbols: ahbf
30
Fine
31
Medium
32
Coarse
33
bk
Broken
only used in
relation to
sand
34
sy
Sticky
35
so
Soft
36
sf
Stiff
37
Volcanic
vol
38
ca
Calcareous
Ca
39
Hard
Rocky ledges or coral

reef

No.
INT
Description
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
ECDIS
Supplementary National Abbreviations

a
Ground
Grd
Ooze
Oz
Marl
Ml
Shingle
Sn
Chalk
Ck
Quartz
Qz
Schist
Coral head
Co Hd
Madrepores
Mds
Volcanic ash
Vol Ash
Lava
La
Pumice
Pm
Tufa
Scoriae
Sc
Cinders
Cn
Manganese
Mn
Oysters
Oys
Mussels
Ms
Spg
Sch
Sponge
Kelp
Grass
Grs
Sea-tangle
Stg
Spicules
Spi
Foraminifera
Fr
Globigerina
Gl
aa
Diatoms
Di
ab
Radiolaria
Rd
ac
Pteropods
Pt
ad
Polyzoa
Po
ae
Cirripedia
Cir
af
Fucus
Fu
49
J
No.
50

INT
Description
NOAA
NGA
ag
Mattes
Ma
ah
Small
sml
ai
Large
lrg
aj
Rotten
rt
ak
Streaky
str
al
Speckled
spk
am
Gritty
gty
an
Decayed
dec
ao
Flinty
ap
Glacial
glac
aq
Tenacious
ten
ar
White
wh
as
Black
bl; bk
fly
at
Violet
vi
au
Blue
bu
av
Green
gn
aw
Yellow
yl
ax
Orange
or
ay
Red
rd
az
Brown
br
ba
Chocolate
ch
bb
Gray
gy
bc
Light
lt
bd
Dark
dk
be
Varied
vard
bf
Uneven
unev
Other NGA
ECDIS

No.
INT
Description
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
ECDIS
General
stated
Obstruction which covers
and uncovers
Danger line: A danger line draws

attention to a danger which
would not stand out clearly
enough if represented solely by
its symbol (e.g. isolated rock)
or delimits an area containing
numerous dangers, through
which it is unsafe to navigate

less
contour
Foul area, not safe for
navigation
21 Rk
35 Rk
Swept by wire drag or diver

46 Wk
Depth unknown, but estimated
to have a safe clearance to the
depth shown
46 Wk
46 Wk
(1937)
35 Rk
Swept sounding, less

than or equal to safety
depth
46 Obstn
(157)
Swept sounding, greater

than safety depth
ECDIS displays safe clearance depths in the same
manner as known depths.
46 Obstn
Rocks

Land as a point at small
scale
10
11
Rock (islet) which does not

cover, height above height datum
Rock which covers and uncovers, height above chart datum
25
(21)
(4 m)
8m
( 2)
(06)
Uncov 1m
( 2)
(06)
Uncov 1m
Land as an area, with an

elevation or control point
Rock which covers and
low water
Underwater hazard
which covers and uncovers with drying height
contour
Rock which covers and
low water
12
Rock awash at the level of chart

datum
Underwater hazard
which covers and
uncovers
contour
51
K
No.
13
14.1

INT
Description
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
ECDIS
Dangerous underwater
rock of uncertain depth
Underwater rock of unknown

depth, dangerous to surface
navigation
Underwater rock of known depth;

inside the corresponding depth
area

contour
a depth of 20 meters
or less
27 Rk
21
R
12 Rk

meters
14.2
15
Underwater rock of known depth;

outside the corresponding depth
area, dangerous to surface
navigation
42 Rk
5 Rk
5
Underwater rock of known

depth, not dangerous to surface
navigation

contour
35
R.
35Rk

a depth of 20 meters
or less
+(35)

meters
Dangerous underwater
rock of uncertain depth
stated
contour
16
Coral reef which is always

covered
Co
31
Br
17
52
Breakers
Safe clearance shoaler

than safety contour
Reef line
eak
er s
Br
West Breaker
PA
128
Safe clearance deeper

than safety contour
256

than 20 meters
Overfalls, tide rips;

eddies; breakwaters as
point, line, and area

INT
No.
Description
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
ECDIS
Wrecks and Fouls

Mast (1.2)
20
Wk
Wreck, hull never covers, on

large scale charts
Hk
Hk
Wk
Mast (12 )
21
Wk
Wreck, covers and uncovers, on

large scale charts
1.2 m
Wreck, always dry, with

height shown
Wreck, covers and

uncovers
Wk
Hk
Wk
Wk
Distributed remains of
wreck
Submerged wreck with

less
22
52
65
Submerged wreck, depth known,

on large scale charts

meters
9
Wk
wreck
Wk
23
Submerged wreck, depth

unknown, on large scale charts
Hk
Wk
Wk

depth less than the
safety contour or depth
unknown
Wk
24
Wreck showing any portion of

hull or superstructure at level of
chart datum
Wk
Wk
Wk
25
Wreck of which the mast(s) only

are visible at chart datum
Masts
Wreck showing any

portion of hull or
superstructure at level of
chart datum
Mast (10ft)
Funnel

less
26
Wreck, least depth known by

sounding only
512 Wk
(11)

meters
contour
53
K
No.

INT
Description
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
ECDIS
Swept sounding for
underwater hazard less
than safety depth
Wreck, least depth known, swept

by wire drag or diver
27
Swept sounding for

underwater hazard
greater than or equal to
safety depth
25

contour
28
Dangerous wreck, depth

unknown
29
Sunken wreck, not dangerous to

surface navigation
Dangerous wreck, depth

unknown
contour
Non-dangerous wreck,
depth unknown
safe clearance of 20
meters or less
Wreck, least depth unknown, but

considered to have a safe
clearance to the depth shown
30

safe clearance greater
than 20 meters
contour
31.1
Foul area of seabed safe

for navigation but not for
anchoring
(25)
Foul ground, not dangerous to

surface navigation, but to be
avoided by vessels anchoring,
trawling, etc. (e.g. remains of
wreck, cleared platform)
Foul ground
31.2
wreck
Obstructions and Aquaculture

Kelp, Seaweed J
Underwater Installations L
stated
40
Obstruction, depth unknown

contour
than safety contour
54

No.
INT
Description
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
ECDIS
less
41

meters
Obstruction, least depth known

by sounding only

contour
Less than or equal to
safety depth
swept
depth
Greater than safety

depth
Method of depth measurement is
42
Obstruction, least depth known,

swept by wire drag or diver
known
by
diver
or
other
means

less
meters
contour
43.1
43.2
Stumps of posts or piles, wholly

submerged
Submerged pile, stake, snag, or

stump (with exact position)
Piles
Subm
piles
Subm piles
Well
Stakes
Deadhead
Snags
Stump

stated
less
contour
Fish stakes as a point
44.1
Fsh
stks
Fishing stakes
Fish stakes as an area
44.2
Fish trap, Fish weir, Tunny nets
45
Fish trap area, Tunny nets area
Fish trap
Fish trap, fish weir,

tunny net as a point
Fish trap, fish weir, tunny

net as an area
55
K
No.
46.1

INT
Description
Fish haven
NOAA
Obstn
Fish Haven
NGA
Other NGA
ECDIS
contour
(actual
shape)

than safety contour
less
meters
46.2
Fish haven with minimum depth

contour
Obstn
Fish Haven
(auth min 42ft)

than safety contour
47
Shellfish beds

than safety contour
256

than 20 meters
Oys
Marine farm as a point
48.1
Marine farm (on large scale

charts)
48.2
Marine farm (on small scale

charts)
Marine Farm
Obstn
(Marine Farm)
56
128
Marine Farm
Marine farm as an area

No.
INT
Description
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
ECDIS

a
Rock awash (height unknown)
Shoal sounding on isolated rock

or rocks
Sunken wreck covered 20 to

30 meters
Submarine volcano
Sub vol
Discolored water
Discol water
Sunken danger with depth

cleared (swept) by wire drag
Reef of unknown extent
Coral reef, detached (uncovers

at sounding datum)
Submerged crib
Crib, duck blind (above water)
Submerged duck blind
Submerged platform
Coral reef which covers and

uncovers
Sinkers
Foul area, foul with rocks or

wreckage, dangerous to
navigation
Unexploded ordnance
Float
Stumps of posts or piles, which

cover and uncover
21
5 Rk
Rks
46
21 Rk
35 Rk
46 Obstn
Reef
Co
Subm
Crib
Crib
Duck Blind
Crib
Duck Blind
Subm
platform
Platform
Foul
Wks
Wreckage
Unexploded
Ordnance
Float
Subm
piles
57
INT
No.
Description
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
ECDIS
General
Areas, Limits N
Well
Ekofisk Oilfield
Name of oilfield or gasfield
348
Area to be navigated
with caution, name is
Well 346
CORRIB
GAS FIELD
Well 334
334 Well
Offshore platform, name

pick
Platform with designation/name
Limit of safety zone around

offshore installation
Area where entry is

prohibited or restricted or
to be avoided, with other
cautions
Limit of development area
Cautionary area,
navigate with caution
5.1
Wind turbine, floating wind

turbine, vertical clearance under
blade
Name
Fl.Y
Wind motor visually

conspicuous
Offshore wind farm
5.2
Wind farm (offshore)

Offshore wind farm (floating)
Wave farm
Wave farm
10
Production platform, Platform,

Oil derrick
Offshore platform
11
Flare stack (at sea)
Conspicuous flare stack

on offshore platform
Platforms and Moorings

Mooring Buoys Q
58
INT
No.
Description
12
Single Point Mooring (SPM),

including Single Anchor Leg
Mooring (SALM), Articulated
Loading Column (ALC)
13
Observation/research platform
(with name)
14
Ru
Z-44
(ru)
NOAA
NGA
Artificial island
16
Single Buoy Mooring (SBM), Oil

or gas installation buoy including
Catenary Anchor Leg Mooring
(CALM)
17
Moored storage tanker
18
Mooring ground tackle
Name
Name
Name
Name
Artificial Island
(Mukluk)
Installation buoy and

mooring buoy, simplified
Installation buoy, paper
chart
Tanker
Offshore platform
Ground tackle

Obstructions K
Well
(cov 21ft)
20
Offshore platform, name

and status of disused is
(disused)
Underwater Installations
ECDIS
Name
Disused platform with

superstructure removed
15
Other NGA
Submerged production well
Well
(cov 83ft)
15 Prod Well
Well
Prod Well

less
meters
contour
21.1
21.2
21.3
Suspended well, depth over

wellhead unknown
Suspended well, with depth over

wellhead
Wellhead with height above the

sea floor

contour
Pipe

less
Pipe
(cov 24ft)

meters
Pipe
(cov 92ft)

contour
Well
(5.7)

contour
59
No.
INT
Description
22
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
Foul area of seabed safe

for navigation but not for
anchoring
Site of cleared platform
Pipe
(1 8 )
23
24
ECDIS
Above-water wellhead (lit or

unlit)
Pipe
Pipe
(24)
Obstruction in the water

which is always above
water level
Underwater turbine
Underwater turbine or
subsurface ODAS
25
ODAS
Subsurface Ocean(ographic)
Data Acquisition System (ODAS)
Submarine Cables
30.1
Submarine cable
30.2
Submarine cable area
31.1
Submarine power cable
31.2
Submarine power cable area
Submarine cable
Cable Area
Submarine cable area
Disused submarine cable
Status of disused is
40.1
Supply pipeline: unspecified, oil,

gas, chemicals, water
Oil, gas pipeline,

submerged or on land
40.2
Supply pipeline area: unspecified, oil, gas, chemicals, water
32
Submarine Pipelines
60
Pipeline Area
Submarine pipeline area

with potentially
dangerous contents
No.
INT
Description
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
ECDIS
41.1
Outfall and intake: unspecified,

water, sewer, outfall, intake
Water pipeline, sewer,

etc.
41.2
Outfall and intake area: unspecified, water, sewer, outfall, intake
Submarine pipeline area

with generally
non-dangerous contents
42.1
Buried pipeline/pipe (with

nominal depth to which buried)
Nominal depth of buried

pipeline is obtained by
cursor pick
42.2
Pipeline tunnel
Pipeline tunnel
Pipeline Area

less
43
Diffuser, Crib
44
Disused pipeline/pipe

contour
Status of disused is

a
Submerged well (buoyed)
Potable water intake
Well
Well
Well
PWI
Depth over
Crib 17 ft
Crib
61
M
No.
Tracks, Routes
INT
Description
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
Tracks
Tracks Marked by Lights P
ECDIS

Leading Beacons Q
Leading line bearing a non-regulated,
recommended track
Leading line (solid line is the

track to be followed, means
in line)
Direction not encoded

Lights in line 090
270 deg
270 deg
Transit (other than leading line),

clearing line
Beacons in line 090
Bns in line 270.5
270 deg
One-way
Two-way
Clearing line; transit line
Non-regulated, recommended track

based on fixed marks
Recommended track based on a

system of fixed marks

Lights in line 090
90 deg
270 deg
One-way
Two-way
Non-regulated, recommended track

not based on fixed marks
Recommended track not based

on a system of fixed marks
90 deg
270 deg
One-way
Two-way
Based on fixed marks, one-way
5.1
90 deg
One-way track and DW track

based on a system of fixed
marks
Non-regulated
recommended track
Deep water route
Not based on fixed marks, one-way
5.2
6
62
90 deg
One-way track and DW track

not based on a system of fixed
marks
Recommended track with

maximum authorized (or
recommended) draft stated
Non-regulated
recommended track
Deep water route
centerline
7m
73 m
If encoded, the shoalest depth range

value along the track is obtained by
cursor pick
Tracks, Routes
No.
INT
Description
NOAA
NGA
Routing Measures
Other NGA
ECDIS
Supplementary national symbols: de
Basic Symbols
10
Established (mandatory)
direction of traffic flow
Traffic direction in a
one-way lane of a traffic
separation scheme
11
Recommended direction of traffic

flow
Single traffic direction

in a two-way route part
of a traffic-separation
scheme
12
Separation line (large scale,

small scale)
Traffic separation line
13
Separation zone
Traffic separation zone
14
Limit of restricted routing

measure (e.g. Inshore Traffic
Zone (ITZ), Area to be Avoided
(ATBA))
15
Limit of routing measure
RESTRICTED AREA
Traffic separation
scheme boundary
Traffic precautionary
area as a point
16
Precautionary area
Traffic precautionary
area as an area
Archipelagic Sea Lane (ASL);

axis line and limit beyond which
vessels shall not navigate
17
7.3m
Fairway designated by regulatory

authority with minimum depth
<7.3m>
Fairway designated by regulatory

authority with maximum
authorized draft
18
Axis and boundary of

archipelagic sea lane
SAFETY FAIRWAY 166.200 (see note A)
Fairway, depth is
63
Tracks, Routes
Examples of Routing Measures on Paper/Raster Charts
25.1
FAIR
WAY
10.5
m (2
011)
20.1
Inshore Traffic Zone
Inshore Traffic Zone

25.1
Precautionary
Area
23
21
20.1
20.1
18
24
RW
28.1
27.1
DW
29.1
Area to be
Avoided
(see Note)
RW
26.1
20.2
DW
DW
27.3
RW
29.2
26.1
DW
20.3
26.2
Inshore
traffic
zone
25.2
64
20.1
DW
27.3
27.3
27.2
DW
DW
5m
22.
28.2
22
27.3
Tracks, Routes
No.
Examples of Routing Measures

18
Safety fairway
20.1
Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS), traffic separated by separation zone
20.2
Traffic Separation Scheme, traffic separated by natural obstructions
20.3
Traffic Separation Scheme, with outer separation zone separating traffic using scheme from traffic not using it
21
Traffic Separation Scheme, roundabout with separation zone
22
Traffic Separation Scheme, with crossing gates
23
Traffic Separation Scheme crossing, without designated precautionary area
24
Precautionary area
25.1
Inshore Traffic Zone (ITZ), with defined end limits
25.2
Inshore Traffic Zone, without defined end limits
26.1
Recommended direction of traffic flow, between traffic separation schemes
26.2
Recommended direction of traffic flow, for ships not needing a deep water route
27.1
Deep water route (DW), as part of one-way traffic lane
27.2
Two-way deep water route, with minimum depth stated
27.3
Deep water route, centerline as recommended one-way or two-way track
28.1
Recommended route, one-way and two-way (often marked by centerline buoys)
28.2
Two-way route, with one-way sections
29.1
Area to be Avoided (ATBA), around navigational aid
29.2
Area to be Avoided, e.g. because of danger of stranding
65
Tracks, Routes
Examples of Routing Measures in ECDIS
20.1
25.1
25.1
29.1
18
23
21
20.1
20.1
24
28.1
27.1
26.1
20.2
27.3
26.1
29.2
28.2
22
26.2
27.2
20.3
25.2
27.3
66
20.1
27.3
27.3
Tracks, Routes
No.
INT
Description
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
ECDIS
Radar Surveillance Systems

30
Radar surveillance station
31
Radar range
32.1
Radar reference line
Ra
Radar station
Radar range
Ra
Ra
270 deg
Radar line
Non-regulated recommended track

based on fixed marks
Radar reference line coinciding
with a leading line
32.2
90 deg
270 deg
One-way
Two-way
Radio Reporting Points
40.1
VHF 80
Radio reporting (calling-in or

way) points showing direction(s)
of vessel movement with designation (if any) and VHF-channel
Nr 13
ch s74
Radio calling-in point for

traffic in one direction
only
Nr 13
ch s74

traffic in both directions
Nr 13 Radio calling-in point,

ch s74 direction not encoded
Nr 13
ch s74
Nr 13
ch s74
40.2
Radio reporting line

traffic in one direction
only

traffic in both directions
Nr 13
ch s74 Radio calling-in point,
direction not encoded
67
M
No.
Tracks, Routes
INT
Description
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
ECDIS
Ferries
Ferry
Ferry
50
Ferry
51
Cable Ferry
Ferry route
Cable Ferry
Cable ferry route
68
Recommended track for deep

draft vessels (track not defined
by fixed marks)
Depth is shown where it has

been obtained by the cognizant
authority
Alternate course
DW
ft
DW 83ft
DW
76
Areas, Limits
INT
No.
Description
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
ECDIS
General *
Dredged and Swept Areas I
Submarine Cables, Submarine Pipelines L
1.1
Maritime limit in general, usually

implying permanent physical
obstructions (tint band for
emphasis)
1.2
Maritime limit in general, usually

implying no permanent physical
obstructions (tint band for
emphasis)
Tracks, Routes M
Caution area, a specific

caution note applies
Limit of restricted area
2.1
Area where entry is

to be avoided
RESTRICTED AREA
Limit of restricted area, with tint

band for emphasis
Area where entry is

cautions
PROHIBITED AREA
Limit of area into which entry is

prohibited
2.2
PROHIBITED AREA
Area where entry is

information
Anchorages, Anchorage Areas

10
Anchorage area as a
point at small scale, or
anchor points of mooring
trot at large scale
Reported anchorage (no defined

limits)
11.1
Anchor berths
11.2
Anchor berths with swinging

circle
14
3
D17
No 1
Nr 6
Anchor berth
Radius of swing circle is obtained by

cursor pick
* ECDIS represents many types of area limits with just a few different symbols. Information about the type of area and its associated restrictions or prohibitions may be obtained by cursor pick.
69
N
No.
Areas, Limits
INT
12.1
Description
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
ECDIS
Anchorage area in general

Anchorage
Numbered anchorage area
Anchorage
No. 1
Named anchorage area
Neufeld
Anchorage
12.4
Deep water anchorage area,

Anchorage area for deep draft
vessels
DW
Anchorage
12.5
Tanker anchorage area
Tanker
Anchorage
12.6
Anchorage area for periods up

to 24 hours
12.7
Explosives anchorage area
12.2
12.3
Name
EXPLOSIVES ANCHORAGE
QUAR
ANCH
12.8
Quarantine anchorage area
12.9
Reserved anchorage area
Type of anchorage area

pick
Quarantine
Anchorage
QUARANTINE
ANCHORAGE
Note: Anchors as part of the limit symbol are not shown for small areas. Other types of anchorage areas may be shown.
70
13
Seaplane operating area
14
Anchorage for seaplanes
SEAPLANE
LANDING
AREA
Seaplane landing area
Type of anchorage area

pick
Areas, Limits
No.
INT
Description
NOAA
NGA
Restricted Areas
Other NGA
ECDIS
Supplementary national symbols: d, e, g
Area where anchoring is

prohibited or restricted
ANCH
PROHIBITED
20
ANCH
PROHIB
Anchoring prohibited

prohibited or restricted,
with other cautions

prohibited or restricted,
with other information
Area where fishing or

trawling is prohibited or
restricted
FISH
PROHIB
21.1
Fishing prohibited
FISH
PROHIBITED

trawling is prohibited
or restricted, with other
cautions

trawling is prohibited
or restricted, with other
information
71
N
No.
Areas, Limits
INT
Description
21.2
Diving prohibited
22.1
Bird sanctuary
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
ECDIS
Area where diving is

prohibited
Environmentally
Sensitive Sea Area
(ESSA)
22.2
Seal sanctuary
Area with minor restrictions or information

notices
22.3
Non-specific nature reserve,

National parks, Marine Reserves
(MR)
22.4
Particularly Sensitive Sea Area

(PSSA)
72
PSSA
Areas, Limits
INT
No.
Description
NOAA
Explosives dumping ground,

individual mine or explosive
EXPLOSIVES
DUMPING AREA
Explosives dumping ground

(disused), Foul (explosives)
EXPLOSIVES
DUMPING
AREA DISUSED
24
Dumping ground for chemical

waste
Dump Site
25
Degaussing range (DG range)
27
Maximum speed
23.1
Explosives
Dumping
Ground
23.2
DEGAUSSING
RANGE
NGA
Other NGA
ECDIS
Explosives or chemical
dumping ground as a
point
Explosives or chemical
dumping ground as an
area
Dumping Ground
DEGAUSSING
RANGE
Degaussing area
If a speed restriction exists, the speed

limit is obtained by cursor pick
Military Practice Areas
30
Firing practice area
Entry
Prohibited
31
Military restricted area, entry

prohibited
Restricted area
PROHIBITED
AREA
Area where entry is

cautions
Prohibited
Area
32
Mine-laying (and countermeasures) practice area
33
Submarine transit lane and

exercise area
Restricted area
34
Minefield
(see note)
Minefield
International Boundaries and National Limits
SUBMARINE EXERCISE
AREA
Minefield
Supplementary national symbols: a, f, h
CANADA
40
International boundary on land
Jurisdiction boundary
UNITED STATES
73
Areas, Limits
No.
INT
Description
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
ECDIS
CANADA
41
International maritime boundary
Jurisdiction boundary
42
Straight territorial sea baseline

with base point
Straight territorial sea

baseline
43
Seaward limit of territorial sea
44
Seaward limit of contiguous zone
Contiguous zone
45
Limits of fishery zones
Limits of fishery zone
Limit of continental shelf
Continental shelf area
47
Limit of Exclusive Economic

Zone (EEZ)
Exclusive economic
zone
48
Customs limit
Custom regulations zone
46
49
UNITED STATES
Continental Shelf
Harbor Limit
TERRITORIAL SEA
Harbor Limit
Harbor limit
Various Limits
Territorial sea
Harbor area, symbolized
Supplementary national symbols: a, b
60.1
(2012)
Limit of fast ice, Ice front (with

date)
60.2
(2012)
Limit of sea ice (pack ice)

seasonal (with date)
Continuous pattern for

an ice area (glacier, etc.)
Floating hazard
61
Floating barrier, including log

ponds, security barriers, ice
booms, shark nets
Log boom
Boom, ice boom
Boom, ice boom, floating

obstruction, log pond
62.1
Spoil ground
Spoil Area
HO information note
62.2
74
Spoil ground (disused)
Spoil Area Discontinued
Areas, Limits
INT
No.
63
Extraction Area
64
Description
NOAA
NGA
Extraction (dredging) area
Other NGA
ECDIS
Dredging area
Cargo transhipment area

HO information note
65
Incineration area

a
COLREGS demarcation line
Limit of fishing area (fish trap

areas)
Dumping ground
Dumping area (Dump site)
Reservation line
(Options)
Dump site
Three Nautical Mile Line
No Discharge Zone
Dumping
Ground
Disposal Area 92
Depths from survey
of 2010
85
Dump Site
THREE NAUTICAL MILE LINE
NO-DISCHARGE ZONE
75
P
No.
Lights
INT
Description
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
ECDIS
Light Structures and Major Floating Lights

Minor Light Floats Q30, 31
Lt
LtHo
Light, lighthouse,
paper chart
Major light, minor light, light,

lighthouse
Lighted offshore platform
Lighted beacon tower
Lighted beacon
Articulated light, buoyant

beacon, resilient beacon
Major floating light (light vessel,

major light float, LANBY)
PLATFORM
(lighted)
Marker
(lighted)
76
Navigational lights on landmarks

or other structures
Important light off chart limits
Lighted beacon tower,

paper chart
Lighted beacon,
paper chart
Art
Note: Minor lights, fixed and floating, usually conform to IALA Maritime Buoyage System characteristics.
Lighted offshore
platform, paper chart
Light vessel, paper chart
Lights
No.
Abbreviation
INT
Class of light
NOAA
Illustration
Period shown
ECDIS
Light Characters
Light Characters on Light Buoys Q
10.1
Fixed
Occulting (total duration of light longer than total duration of darkness)
10.2
Oc
Oc
Single-occulting
Oc(2)
Example
Oc (2)
Group-occulting
Oc(2+3)
Example
Oc (2+3)
Composite group-occulting
Oc
Oc (2)
Oc (2+3)
Isophase (duration of light and darkness equal)
10.3
Iso
Iso
Isophase
Iso
Flashing (total duration of light shorter than total duration of darkness)
10.4
10.5
Fl
Fl
Single-flashing
Fl(3)
Example
Fl (3)
Group-flashing
Fl(2+1)
Example
Fl (2+1)
LFl
L Fl
Fl
Fl (3)
Fl (2+1)
Composite group-flashing
Long-flashing (flash 2s or longer)
L FL
When text for lights is displayed,

ECDIS uses INT abbreviations.
Quick (repetition rate of 50 to 79 - usually either 50 or 60 - flashes per minute)
10.6
Q(3)
Example
Q (3)
IQ
IQ
Continuous quick
Group quick
Interrupted quick
Q
Q(3)
IQ
Very quick (repetition rate of 80 to 159 - usually either 100 or 120 - flashes per minute)
10.7
VQ
VQ
VQ(3)
Example
VQ (3)
IVQ
IVQ
Continuous very quick

Group very quick
VQ
VQ(3)
Interrupted very quick
Ultra quick (repetition rate of 160 or more - usually 240 to 300 - flashes per minute)
10.8
UQ
UQ
Continuous ultra quick
IUQ
IUQ
Interrupted ultra quick
77
P
No.
Lights
Abbreviation
INT
NOAA
10.9
Mo(K)
Example
Mo (K)
10.10
FFl
F Fl
10.11
Al.WR
AlWR
No.
INT
11.1
Class of light
Period shown
Illustration
ECDIS
Mo (K)
Morse Code
F Fl

Other NGA
ECDIS
Fixed and flashing

W
Alternating
Description
NOAA
NGA
Al WR
Colors of lights shown
White (only on sector and

alternating lights)
Default light symbol if no

color is encoded or color
is other than red, green,
white, yellow, amber, or
orange
on standard charts
11.2
Red
11.3
Green
11.4
Bu
Blue
11.5
Vi
Violet
11.6
Yellow
on multicolored charts
11.7
Or
Orange
11.8
Am
Amber
2.5s
90s
Period in seconds and tenths of

a second
Red
Green
White, yellow, amber or
orange
at sector lights
Sector lights
Period
12
Elevation
Plane of reference for Heights H
13
Tidal Levels H
12m
Elevation of light given in meters

or feet
15M
Light with single range
36ft

Range
14
15/10M
Light with two different ranges
15-7M
Light with three or more ranges
Note: Charted ranges are nominal ranges given in Nautical Miles.

78
10M
only lesser of two
ranges is charted
7M
only least of three
ranges is charted
15/10M
Lights
INT
No.
Description
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
ECDIS
Disposition
15
( )
(hor)
Horizontally disposed
(vert)
Vertically disposed
( )
Disposition of light is obtained by

cursor pick
3 lights disposed in the shape of

a triangle
Example of a Full Light Description

INT Example
NOAA Example
NGA Example
FlR15s21m11M
ft
16
Fl(3)
Class of light: group flashing repeating a group of

three flashes
Fl(3)
Class of light: group flashing repeating a group of

three flashes
WRG
Colors: white, red, green, exhibiting the different

colors in defined sections
WRG
Colors: white, red, green, exhibiting the different

colors in defined sections
15s
Period: the time taken to exhibit one full sequence of

three flashes and eclipses: 15 seconds
15s
Period: the time taken to exhibit one full sequence of

three flashes and eclipses: 15 seconds
21m
Elevation of focal plane above datum: 21 meters
15-11M
Nominal range: white 15M, green 11M, red between

15 and 11M
The descriptions of non-sector lights are shown

in ECDIS when the display of text is turned on, as
shown above. (The aid to navigation or other structure that is always shown attached to a light flare in
ECDIS is not depicted here.)
Sector lights (as described in the INT, NOAA and
NGA examples at left) are depicted graphically in
ECDIS, as shown below and in P40.
Elevation of light:
21ft
21 feet
21m
21 meters
The description of a sector light or

any other type of light may always be
obtained by cursor pick.
Nominal range:
11M
shortest range of all the lights is 11M
15-11M
white 15M, green 11M, red between 15 and 11M
79
P
No.
Lights
INT
Description
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
ECDIS
Lights Marking Fairways

Leading Lights and Lights in Line
Leading lights with leading line

(solid line is the track to be
followed) and arcs of visibility
20.1
22
5.
de
Leading lights with sectors
Lts in line 270
Bearing given in degrees and

tenths of a degree
Leading lights ( means lights

in line)
20.2
Oc OcR
Leading lights
Leading lights on small scale

charts
20.3
FlG
Lights in line, marking the sides
of a channel
21
80
270 deg
Bearing given in degrees and

tenths of a degree
22
Rear Lt or Upper Lt
Rear or upper light
23
Front Lt or Lower Lt
Front or lower light
FlG
2FlR
270 deg
270 deg
Lights in line, marking

the sides of a channel
Lights
No.
INT
Description
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
ECDIS
Direction Lights
269 deg
GREE
30.1
RED
Directional light with sector

Direction light with narrow
sector and course to be followed,
flanked by darkness or
unintensified light
209
deg
Directional light without sector
Direction light with course to be

followed, sector(s) uncharted
g
de
5.5
16
30.2
Fl(2)5s11M
30.3
Oc12s6M

fairway sector flanked by light
sectors of different character on
standard charts
Light, directional
30.4

fairway sector flanked by light
sectors of different character on
multicolored charts
31
Moir effect light (day and night),

arrows show when course
alteration needed
FY
270 deg
Category of light as
moir effect is obtained
by cursor pick
Note: Quoted bearings are always from seaward.
81
Lights
No.
INT
Description
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
ECDIS
Sector Lights
40.1
Sector light on standard charts
Light, sector
40.2
Sector light on multicolored

charts
41.1
Sector lights on standard charts,

the white sector limits marking
the sides of the fairway
41.2
Sector lights on multicolored

charts, the white sector limits
marking the sides of the fairway
82
Lights
No.
INT
Description
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
ECDIS
Light, danger
Main light visible all-round with

red subsidiary light seen over
danger
RED
42
Light, obscured
All-round light with obscured

sector
44
Light with arc of visibility

deliberately restricted
Light, restricted
45
Light with faint sector
Light, faint
OBSC
43
83
Lights
INT
No.
Description
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
ECDIS
Intensified light visibility is obtained by
cursor pick
46
Light with intensified sector

Light, intensified
9
Lights with Limited Times of Exhibition

50
Lights exhibited only when specially needed (for fishing vessels,

ferries) and some private lights
51
Daytime light (charted only

where the character shown by
day differs from that shown at
night)
52
Fog light (exhibited only in fog, or

character changes in fog)
53
Occas
F R (occas)
F Bu 9m 6M
(F by day)
Status and condition of light is

Unwatched (unmanned) light

with no standby or emergency
arrangements
54
(temp)
Temporary
55
(exting)
Extinguished
Special Lights
Flare Stack (as sea) L
Flare Stack (on land) E
60
Aero light (may be unreliable)
Air obstruction light of high

intensity (e.g. on radio mast)
61.1
Air obstruction light of low

intensity (e.g. on radio mast)
61.2
62
63
84
Fog Det Lt
(Illuminated)
Fog detector light

Floodlit, floodlighting of a
structure
Signal Stations T
AERO
AERO Al WG 7.5s
108m 13M
AERO F R 77m 11M
AeroAlFlWG7.5s11M
Light
AERO
AeroFR313m11M
Conspicuous mast with

light
TR (RLts)
Category of light is obtained by cursor
pick
Floodlight
Lights
No.
INT
64
Description
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
Strip light
65
(priv)
Private light other than one

exhibited occasionally
66
(sync)
Synchronized light
ECDIS
Strip light
Priv
F R (priv)
Priv maintd
Status of private is obtained by cursor

pick

a
Riprap surrounding light
Short-Long Flashing
Group-Short Flashing
Fixed and Group Flashing
F Gp Fl
Unmanned light-vessel; light float
FLOAT
LANBY, superbuoy as
navigational aid
S-L Fl
G-S Fl
85
Simplified and Traditional Paper Chart Symbols
ECDIS
ECDIS can be set to display aids to navigation with either traditional paper chart or
simplified symbols. The two symbol sets are shown below. Some ECDIS color fill the
paper chart buoy shapes, but this is not required by IHO ECDIS portrayal specifications.
Fixed Marks
Paper Chart
Simplified
Simplified Symbol Name
Cardinal beacon, north
Cardinal beacon, east
Cardinal buoy, north
Cardinal beacon, south
Cardinal buoy, east
Cardinal beacon, west
Cardinal buoy, south
Cardinal buoy, west
Floating Marks
Paper Chart
Simplified
Default symbol for a beacon (used when no defining

attributes have been encoded in the ENC)
Isolated danger beacon
Major lateral beacon, red
Default symbol for buoy (used when no defining attributes

have been encoded in the ENC)
Major lateral beacon, green
Isolated danger buoy
Conical lateral buoy, green
Minor lateral beacon, green
Conical lateral buoy, red
Major safe water beacon
Can shape lateral buoy, green
Minor safe water beacon
Can shape lateral buoy, red
Major special purpose beacon

Minor special purpose beacon
Installation buoy and mooring buoy
* Paper chart symbols display various buoy or beacon shape symbols in conjunction with the topmark.
Simplified portrayal only displays the topmark.
** Several different paper chart symbols correspond to this simplified symbol.
**
Safe water buoy

Special purpose buoy, spherical or barrel shaped, or default
symbol for special purpose buoy
Day Marks
Paper Chart
Simplified
Special purpose TSS buoy marking the starboard side of the

traffic lane
Special purpose TSS buoy marking the port side of the traffic
lane
Square or rectangular daymark
Special purpose ice buoy or spar or pillar shaped buoy
Triangular daymark, point up
Super-buoy ODAS & LANBY
Triangular daymark, point down
Light float
Retro reflector
Light vessel
86
Buoys, Beacons
INT
No.
Description
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
ECDIS
Buoys and Beacons

IALA Maritime Buoyage System, which includes Beacons Q 130
Default symbol for buoy,
paper chart
Default buoy symbol if no other

defining attribution is provided
Default symbol for buoy,

simplified
Default symbol for a
beacon, paper chart
Default beacon symbol if no

other defining attribution is
provided

beacon, simplified
ECDIS shows the position of buoys and beacons
with a circle at the bottom of paper chart symbols.
For simplified symbols, the position of the aid
corresponds with the center of the symbol.
Position of buoy or beacon
Colors of Buoys and Beacon Topmarks
Supplementary national symbols: p
Abbreviations for Colors P
Green and black (symbols filled

black)
Single color other than green

and black
Multiple colors in horizontal

bands, the color sequence is
from top to bottom
RG
Multiple colors in vertical or

diagonal stripes, the darker color
is given first
RW
Retroreflecting material
Retro reflector
6
Note: Retroreflecting material may be fitted to some unlit marks. Charts do not usually show it. Under IALA Recommendations, black bands will appear blue under a spotlight.
Lighted Marks
Marks with Fog Signals R
Lighted marks on standard

charts
Lighted marks on multicolored

charts
Fl G
Fl R
Fl R
R
87
Q
No.
Buoys, Beacons
INT
Description
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
ECDIS
Topmarks and Radar Reflectors

For Application of Topmarks within the IALA System Q 130
For other topmarks (special purpose buoys and beacons) Q

Paper chart symbols for topmarks (on the left, below)
are always displayed above a buoy or beacon shape
symbol, as in Q 10 and Q 11.
Simplified symbols (on the right, below) for cardinal
marks, isolated dangers and safe water consist of
only the topmark without the buoy shape symbol.
Simplified symbology for marks with any other type
of topmark will display only the simplified buoy or
beacon shape symbol without a topmark.
2 cones point upward
2 cones point downward
2 cones base to base
2 cones point to point
2 spheres
IALA System buoy topmarks

(beacon topmarks shown upright)
Sphere
Cone point up
Cone point down
Cylinder, square, vertical
rectangle
X-shape
Flag or other shape
Board, horizontal
rectangle
Cube point up
Upright cross over a
circle
T-shape
10
No2
Beacon with topmark, color, radar

reflector and designation
11
No3
Buoy with topmark, color, radar

reflector and designation
G 3
Ra Ref
No 3
Note: Radar reflectors on floating marks usually are not charted. ECDIS does not display radar reflectors on fixed or floating aids; this information is obtained by cursor pick.
88
bn No 2
Beacon in general with

topmark, paper chart
by No 3
Conical buoy with

Buoys, Beacons
INT
No.
Description
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
ECDIS
Buoys
Shapes of Buoys
Features Common to Buoys and Beacons Q 111
Paper Chart
Simplified
20
Conical buoy, nun buoy, ogival

buoy
Conical buoy
21
Can buoy or cylindrical buoy
Can buoy
22
Spherical buoy
SP
Spherical buoy
23
Pillar buoy
Pillar buoy
24
Spar buoy, spindle buoy
Spar buoy
25
Barrel buoy, tun buoy
Barrel buoy
Super-buoy
26
Superbuoy
Lanby, super-buoy
Super-buoy odas & lanby
Minor Light Floats

30
31
Light float as part of IALA System
Light float
Light float not part of IALA

System
Light float
89
Buoys, Beacons
No.
INT
Description
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
Mooring Buoys
ECDIS
Supplementary national symbols: m, n
Oil or Gas Installation Buoy L

Mooring buoy, can
shape, paper chart
40
Mooring buoy, barrel

shape, paper chart
Mooring buoys

41
Lighted mooring buoy (example)
42
Trot, mooring buoys with ground

tackle and berth numbers
Nr 1
Tel
Tel
T
T = telephonic
44
45
90
Numerous moorings (example)
Visitors mooring
Trot, mooring buoys with

ground tackle and berth
numbers
Mooring buoy, can

shape, paper chart
Tel = telegraphic
Mooring buoy with telegraphic or

telephonic communication
43
Mooring buoy with light

flare, barrel shape, paper
chart
Fl Y 2s
Numerous
mooring
buoys
Mooring buoy, barrel

shape, paper chart
(5 buoys)
Moorings
Small craft mooring area
Availability of visitor
moorings at marina is
Buoys, Beacons
INT
No.
Description
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
ECDIS
Special Purpose Buoys

Note: Shapes of buoys are variable. Lateral or Cardinal buoys may be used in some situations.
Purpose of buoy and other information
is obtained by cursor pick
50
Firing danger area (Danger

Zone) buoy
51
Target
52
Marker Ship
53
Barge
54
DG
Degaussing Range buoy
55
Cable
Cable buoy
56
Spoil ground buoy
57
Buoy marking outfall
Conical buoy with

Special purpose buoy,

spherical or barrel
shaped, or default
symbol for special
purpose buoy, simplified
Tel
Super-buoy, paper chart
ODAS buoy (Ocean Data

Acquisition System), data
collecting buoy
58
ODAS
ODAS
Super-buoy odas &

lanby, simplified
Spherical buoy, paper
chart
Spherical buoy, simplified
Conical buoy with
59
Buoy marking wave recorder or

current meter
60
Seaplane anchorage buoy
61
Buoy marking traffic separation

scheme
62
Buoy marking recreation zone
63
BuY
BuY
Al.Oc.BuY.3s

spherical or barrel
shaped, or default
symbol for special
purpose buoy, simplified
AERO
Conical buoy, paper

chart
Conical buoy with

Emergency wreck marking buoy

(EWMB)
91
Buoys, Beacons
No.
INT
Description
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
ECDIS
Seasonal Buoys
70
71
Buoy privately maintained

(example)
(01.04.
Y 31.10.)
Status as private is obtained by cursor

pick
Status as periodic and period start and

stop dates are obtained by cursor pick
Seasonal buoy (example)
Beacons
Lighted Beacons P
(occas)
Priv
Supplementary national symbols: o

Features Common to Beacons and Buoys Q111
beacon, paper chart
80
Beacon in general,
characteristics unknown or chart
scale too small to show
Bn
Bn
Bn

beacon, simplified
Beacon in general, paper
chart
81
Beacon with color, no distinctive

topmark
R
G
RW
Bn
Beacon color is obtained by cursor

pick
Beacon color is obtained by cursor
pick
See note at Q 9 for information about topmarks and
ECDIS simplified symbology
Major red lateral beacon,
simplified
82
Beacons with colors and

topmarks (examples)

Cardinal beacon, north,
simplified
Isolated danger beacon,
simplified
83
Beacon on submerged rock with

colors (topmark as appropriate)

Isolated danger beacon,
simplified
92
Buoys, Beacons
INT
No.
Description
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
ECDIS
Minor Impermanent Marks Usually in Drying Areas (Lateral Marks of Minor Channels)
Minor Pile F
90
Stake
Stake
Pole
Pole
Stake, pole
Port Hand
Starboard Hand
91
Minor, stake or pole

beacon, paper chart
Minor, stake or pole
beacon, paper chart
Perch, withy
92
Minor red lateral beacon,

simplified
Minor green lateral
beacon, simplified
Withy
Minor Marks, Usually on Land

Landmarks E
100
Cairn
Cairn
CAIRN
Conspicuous cairn
Square or rectangular
day mark, paper chart
Square or rectangular
day mark, simplified
Triangular day mark,
point up, paper chart
101
Colored or white mark

point up, simplified
point down, paper chart
point down, simplified
102.1
102.2
Colored topmark (color known

or unknown) with function of a
beacon
Painted boards with function of

leading beacons
93
Buoys, Beacons
No.
INT
Description
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
ECDIS
Beacon Towers
Beacon tower, paper
chart
110
Beacon towers without and with

topmarks and colors (examples)
Beacon tower with

topmarks, paper chart
RW
Bn
Major red lateral beacon,

simplified
Major green lateral
beacon, simplified
111
Lattice beacon, paper

chart
Lattice beacon
Special Purpose Beacons

Leading Lines, Clearing Lines M
Note: Topmarks and colors shown where scale permits.
120
Leading beacons
Bns in
line 270
270 deg
121
Beacons marking a clearing line
Bns in
line 270
270 deg
MARKERS
122
Beacons marking measured

distance with quoted bearings
Cable landing beacon (example)
124
Refuge beacon
125
Firing danger area beacons
126
Notice board
94
Beacons marking a
clearing line or transit
270 deg
MARKERS
Beacons marking
measured distance
COURSE 27000'
TRUE
123
Leading beacons
270 deg
Cable landing beacon

(example)
Purpose as refuge or firing danger

area beacon is obtained by cursor pick
Notice board
Buoys, Beacons
IALA Maritime Buoyage System

IALA International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities
Where in force, the IALA System applies to all fixed and floating marks except landfall lights, leading lights and marks, sectored lights and major floating lights. The standard buoy shapes are cylindrical (can)
,
conical
, spherical
, pillar
, and spar
, but variations may occur, for example: light floats
. In the illustrations in Q 130.1, only the standard buoy shapes are used. In the case of fixed beacons (lit
or unlit), only the shape of the topmark is of navigational significance. Lateral marks are generally for well-defined channels.
130
There are two international buoyage regions where lateral marks differ. Region A is primarily comprised of the waters surrounding Greenland, Africa, Europe, Australia and Asia (except for Japan, the Republic of
Korea and the Philippines). Region B is primarily comprised of the waters surrounding North and South America, Japan, the Republic of Korea and the Philippines.
ECDIS marks the boundary between IALA regions A and B with this symbol:
180
150W
120W
90W
60W
30W
30E
60E
90E
120E
150E
180
60N
60N
30N
30N
130.1
Japan
Republic of Korea
Philippines
A
30S
30S
60S
60S
180
150W
120W
90W
60W
30W
30E
60E
90E
120E
150E
180
95
Buoys, Beacons
Port-hand marks are red with
cylindrical topmarks (if any).
If lit, light is red.
Port-hand marks are green with

If lit, light is green.
R
Fl G
RGR
GRG
Fl R
Fl G
INT
Fl R
Fl G
Fl G
Fl G
R
Fl R
Fl R
Fl R
R
Fl(2+1)R
Fl(2+1)G
RGR
GRG
R
Starboard-hand marks are green

with conical topmarks (if any).
G
G
Starboard-hand marks are red

G
R
REGION B
REGION A
All preferred channel marks have horizontal bands of

color; the top color indicates the preferred channel.
130.1
R
C
Port-hand marks are red with

R
C
Port-hand marks are green with

RG
C
G
Fl G
G
Fl G
R
Fl R
R
C
G
N
R
S
R
Fl R
NOAA
G
P
G
C
GR
C
R
Fl R
G
Fl G
A preferred channel buoy may be a can or conical shape

to indicate the preferred channel (in addition to the top
color band), but may also have a pillar or spar shape.
R
Fl R
RG
Fl(2+1)R
GR
Fl(2+1)G
G
N
R
N
G
C
R
Fl R
G
Fl G
R
S
G
S
G
Fl G
If lit, lights on port-hand and starboard-hand marks may

have any rhythm specified except Fl(2+1), which is used
for preferred channel aids.
G
C
G
N
Starboard-hand marks are green

R
N
R
N
Starboard-hand marks are red

REGION B
REGION A
Direction of Buoyage: The direction of buoyage is that taken when approaching a harbor from seaward. Along coasts, the direction is determined by buoyage authorities, normally clockwise around land masses.
Symbols showing direction of buoyage where it is not obvious
INT
General symbol for direction of buoyage
IALA Region A
IALA Region B
General symbol for direction of buoyage
IALA Region A
IALA Region B
130.2
ECDIS
96
Buoys, Beacons
No.
INT
ECDIS
Cardinal Marks: indicating navigable water to the named side of the marks. In the illustration below all marks are the same in Regions A and B.
N
E
W
N
VQ
or Q
Topmark: 2 black cones

Light: White
Black above yellow
YBY
BY
BY
BYB
VQ(3)5s
or Q(3)10s
Point of
interest
The same abbreviations are used for lights on

spar buoys and beacons.
The periods 5s, 10s, and 15s may not always

be charted.
Time (seconds)
10
Paper chart symbology
15
Period
YBY
YB
YBY
Yellow with
black band
YB
Yellow above black
BYB
BYB
Black with
yellow band
Cardinal marks are seldom used in U.S. waters

and do not appear on NOAA charts, except for
charts that also depict Canadian waters.
W
YB
VQ(6)+LFl.10s
or Q(6)+LFl.15s
SE
SW
130.3
VQ(9)10s
or Q(9)15s
S
S
Simplified symbology
97
Buoys, Beacons
INT
No.
Description
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
ECDIS
Pillar buoy with 2

spheres topmark
Isolated Danger Marks stationed

over dangers with navigable
water around them
BRB
BRB
130.4
Body: black with red horizontal

band(s)
BRB
BRB
Fl(2)
BR
Spar buoy with 2

spheres topmark
Topmark: 2 black spheres

Light: white
Isolated danger buoy,
simplified
Spherical buoy, paper
chart
Safe Water Marks such as
mid-channel and landfall marks
RW
RW
130.5
RW
RW
Pillar buoy with sphere

topmark
RW
Iso or
Oc or
LFl.10s or
Mo(A)
RW
Body: red and white vertical

stripes
RW
Topmark (if any): red sphere
Spar buoy with sphere

topmark
Light: white
Safe water buoy,

simplified
Spherical buoy,
paper chart
Special Marks not primarily to
assist navigation but to indicate
special features
130.6
Can buoy
Body (shape optional): yellow*
Al.Oc.BuY.3s*
BuY*
Fl.Y
BuY*
Topmark (if any): yellow x or

upright cross
Lights: yellow, rhythm optional*
*in special cases yellow may be
in conjunction with another color
Conical buoy
Spar buoy with x-shape

topmark

simplified
98
Buoys, Beacons
No.
INT
Description
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
ECDIS

a
Bell buoy
BELL
BELL
Gong buoy
GONG
GONG
Whistle buoy
WHIS
WHIS
Fairway buoy (red and white

vertical stripe)
RW
Mid-channel buoy (red and white

vertical stripe)
RW
Starboard-hand buoy (entering

from seaward - US waters)
R

Port-hand buoy (entering from

seaward - US waters)
Bifurcation/Junction buoys
G
1
RG
GR
Isolated danger, Wreck or

Obstruction buoy
BR
Fish trap (area) buoy
Anchorage buoy (marks limits)
Square shaped beacons

Beacon, color unknown
RG
Bn
Triangular shaped beacons
GR
Bn
W
Bn
B
Bn
Bn
Lighted beacon
Security barrier
Scientific mooring buoy
Float (unlighted)
White and blue buoy
Bn
Security barrier
WBuW
99
Fog Signals
INT
No.
Description
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
ECDIS
General
Fog Detector Light P
Fog Light P
Position of a
conspicuous point
feature with fog signal
AIS
Position of fog signal, type of fog

signal not stated
Lighted pillar buoy, paper

chart with fog signal
Fog Sig
Lighted super-buoy,
paper chart with fog
signal
Types of Fog Signals, with Abbreviations
10
Explos
Explosive
GUN
11
Dia
Diaphone
DIA
12
Siren
Siren
SIREN
13
Horn
Horn (nautophone, reed, tyfon)
HORN
14
Bell
Bell
BELL
15
Whis
Whistle
WHISTLE
16
Gong
Gong
GONG
Type of fog signal and its

characteristics are obtained by cursor
pick
Examples of Fog Signal Descriptions

Note: The fog signal symbol will usually be omitted when a description of the signal is given.
20
Siren at a lighthouse, giving a

long blast followed by a short
one (N), repeated every 60
seconds
21
Wave-actuated bell buoy
22
Light buoy, with horn giving a

single blast every 15 seconds, in
conjunction with a wave-actuated
whistle
Fl 3s 70m 29M
SIREN Mo(N) 60s
Fl 3s 70m 29M
SIREN
Light with fog signal
Pillar buoy, paper chart

with fog signal
BELL
BELL
Paper Chart
Q(6)+LFl 15s
HORN(1) 15s
WHIS
Q(6)+LFl 15s
HORN WHIS
Supplementary National Symbol

a
100
Morse Code fog signal
Mo
Simplified
Lighted pillar buoy, paper
chart with fog signal

INT
No.
Description
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
ECDIS
Radar
Radar Structures Forming Landmarks E
Radar Surveillance Systems M
Coast radar station, providing

range and bearing service on
request
Ra
Ramark, radar beacon

transmitting continuously
Ramark
3.1
3.2
3.3
Radar transponder beacon, with

morse identification, responding
within the 3 cm (X) band

morse identification, responding
within the 10 cm (S) band
Radio station
RACON

morse identification
Racon (Z)
(3 & 10 cm)
Radar transponder beacon with

sector of obscured reception
Radar transponder
beacon
3.4
Radar transponder beacon with
sector of reception
Leading radar transponder

beacons (: objects in line)
3.5
Leading radar transponder
beacons coincident with leading
lights
Paper Chart
3.6
Radar transponder beacons on

floating marks
RACON ()
5
Fl R 4s
Radar reflector
Ra Ref
Radar conspicuous feature
Ra (conspic)
Racon
Simplified
Radar transponder on
floating mark
Symbol indicating this

object is radar
conspicuous
101

INT
No.
Description
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
ECDIS
Radio
Radio Structures Forming Landmarks E
Radio Reporting (Calling-in or Way) points M

Circular (non-directional) marine
or aeromarine radiobeacon
Directional radiobeacon with

bearing line
Directional radiobeacon
coincident with leading lights
10
RC
R Bn
RD 270
RD
11
12
13
Radio station
Rotating pattern radiobeacon
Consol beacon
14
15
16
RW
CONSOL Bn
190 kHz
MMF
CONSOL
Radio direction-finding station

Coast radio station providing
QTG service
Aeronautical radiobeacon
17.1
Automatic Identification System

transmitter
17.2
Automatic Identification System

transmitter on floating marks
(examples)
18.1
V-AIS
Virtual AIS (with unknown IALAdefined function)
18.2
V-AIS
Virtual AIS (with known IALAdefined function)
Additional information regarding radio,

such as category of radio station,
signal frequency, communication channel, call sign, estimated signal range,
periodicity and status may be included
in the cursor pick.
RDF
The presence of an AIS transmitted

signal intended for use as an aid to
navigation associated with a physical
aid, including the AIS MMSI Number,
can be obtained by cursor pick on the
physical aid.
R Sta
AERO R Bn
North cardinal virtual aid

V-AIS
Satellite Navigation Systems

WGS
50
51
102
WGS72
WGS84
World Geodetic System, 1972

or 1984
Note: A note may be shown to indicate the shifts of latitude and longitude, to one, two or three decimal places of a minute, depending on the chart scale, which should be made to satellite-derived positions (which are
referred to WGS 84) to relate them to the chart.
Station providing DGPS
corrections
DGPS
DGPS reference station
Services
INT
No.
Description
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
ECDIS
Pilotage
1.1
Boarding place, position of a pilot

cruising vessel
1.2

cruising vessel, with name (e.g.
District, Port)
Name
1.3

cruising vessel, with note (e.g.
Tanker, Disembarkation)
(see note)
1.4
Pilots transferred by helicopter
Pilots
Pilot boarding place
Pilot boarding area
Pilot office with pilot lookout,

Pilot lookout station
Pilot office
Port with pilotage service

(boarding place not shown)
PIL STA
Pilots
Coast Guard, Rescue

CG
10
Coast Guard station
Coast guard station

R TR
C G WALLIS
SANDS
11
Coast Guard station with Rescue

station
12
Rescue station, Lifeboat station,

Rocket station
13
Lifeboat lying at a mooring
14
Refuge for shipwrecked mariners
Coast guard station

Rescue station
LS S
Rescue station
Signal Stations
20
Signal station in general
21
Signal station, showing

international port traffic signals
22
Traffic signal station, Port entry

and departure signals
23
Port control signal station
SS
Sig Sta
Signal station
HECP
103
Services
INT
No.
24
NOAA
NGA
ECDIS
Bridge passage signal station
Bridge lights including traffic

signals
26
Distress signal station
27
Telegraph station
28
Storm signal station
29
Weather signal station, Wind

signal station, National Weather
Service (NWS) signal station
30
Ice signal station
31
Time signal station
32.1
Tide scale or gauge
32.2
Automatically recording tide

gauge
33
Tide signal station
34
Tidal stream signal station
35
Danger signal station
36
Firing practice signal station
S Sig Sta
NWS SIG STA
Signal station
Tide Gauge
104
Other NGA
Lock signal station
25.1
25.2
Description
Bell (on land)
BELL
Marine police station
MARINE POLICE
Fireboat station
FIREBOAT STATION
Notice board
Lookout station; Watch tower
Semaphore
Park Ranger station
LOOK TR
Sem

INT
No.
Description
NOAA
NGA
Other NGA
ECDIS

Traffic Features, Bridges D
Public Buildings, Cranes F
Pilots, Coast Guard, Rescue, Signal Stations T
Marina facilities
TIDES
SERVICES
M
LI
BOAT
AR
FT
EC
O
RENTAL
N
IN
C
TR P S
G
O
R
AP
E
SI
AC
S
U
I
R
C
A
D
R
H
AI
H
I
C
E
T
F
U
-F
IT
LW
-F
LL
(T Y-M AC
EE
YEE
R
-M
AY
TO
AN OO ED
T
T
O
-F
-N
(R
N
(R
T
S
R
E
S
O
AT
IE IN
EP
ET
EP
R
N G
U
O
-R
O
RT
RT TS) S-B RA
AD
ED
ER L
ED
IO
)
TH
)
S
AL
EL
AM
EP
AI
IE
SE
IL
-M
W
E-
IN
TE
AR
AN
NO
SUPPLIES
W
AT
O
TE
ER
D
-L
R
-IC
O
S
D
TO
E
G
IN
R
AG
G
-C
E
AM
W
ET
PI
N
-D
G
RY
W
FO
E
AR
E
W
KL RD
AC -HA
-T
IT
ES
I
S
BA ER
LE
C
SA
O
T
R
G
AR
H
C
RY
AL
D
C
N
TI
N
IO AU
AU
N
AT S-L
ST ER
T
U W
O O
P- H
L
M S-S
AI
-S
PU T
E
IL
SE
U
TO
O
R
-H
R
TO
O
DEPTH
AP
PR
-G
AS
LI
LOCATION
1
LAS VEGAS BOAT
80
20
LAKE MEAD MAR
80
15
HEMENWAY HARBOR
80
TEMPLE BAR HAR
80
15
ECHO BAY RESORT
35
35
OVERTON BEACH
100
CALLVILLE BAY M
100
B E
HM
FC
WD
WI
HM
FL
WD
WI
GH
BT
G
DG
40
SN
BM
FLC
TSL P
WD
WI
GH
BT
FLC
TSL P
WD
WI
GH
BT
F C
TSL
WD
WI
BT
F C
TS P
WD
WI
(+) DENOTES HOURS LATER (-) DENOTES HOURS EARLIER

THE LOCATIONS OF THE ABOVE PUBLIC MARINE FACILITIES ARE SHOWN ON THE CHART BY LARGE PURPLE NUMBERS.
THE TABULATED APPROACH-FEET (REPORTED) IS THE DEPTH AVAILABLE FROM THE NEAREST NATURAL OR DREDGED CHANNEL TO THE FACILITY.
THE TABULATED PUMPING STATION IS DEFINED AS FACILITIES AVAILABLE FOR PUMPING OUT BOAT HOLDING TANKS.
(H) APPROACH DEPTH FLUCTUATES WITH LAKE LEVELS.
105
Note: INT abbreviations are in bold type
A
abt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .About . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D i
C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Can, cylindrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 21
AERO, Aero . . . . . . . .Aeronautical light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 60-61.1
C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Aero R Bn . . . . . . . . . .Aeronautical radiobeacon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 16
C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Aero RC . . . . . . . . . . .Aeronautical radiobeacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 16
c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Coarse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 32
AIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Automatic Identification System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 17.1-17.2
Ca, ca . . . . . . . . . . . . .Calcareous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 38
Al . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alternating. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 10.11
CALM . . . . . . . . . . . . .Catenary Anchor Leg Mooring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 16
ALC . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Articulated Loading Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 12
Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Capitol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E t
Am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Amber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 11.8
Cas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Castle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 34.2
anc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ancient . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cb. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cobbles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 8
ANCH, Anch . . . . . . . .Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 20
cbl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 46
ANT, Ant . . . . . . . . . . .Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 31
cd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Candela . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 54
approx. . . . . . . . . . . . .Approximate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cem . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cemetery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 19
Apprs . . . . . . . . . . . . .Approaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Coast Guard station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T 10
Apr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chocolate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J ba
Apt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Apartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E s
Ch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 10.1
Arch . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Archipelago. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chan . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ASL . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Archipelagic Sea Lane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 17
Chem . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chemical. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L40.1-40.2
ATBA. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Area To Be Avoided . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 29.1
CHY, Chy, Chys . . . . .Chimney(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 22
Aug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .August . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cirripedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J ae
auth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Authorized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K 46.2
Ck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chalk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J f
Ave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Avenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Clearance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D 20-21, 26, 28
Cl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Clay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 3
B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bay, bayou . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
cm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Centimeter(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 43
B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Black . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 2
Cn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cinders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J p
Bdy Mon . . . . . . . . . . .Boundary mark (monument). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 24
Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E u
Bk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Coralline Algae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 10, K 16
bk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Black. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J as
Co Hd . . . . . . . . . . . . .Coral Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J i
bk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Broken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 33
Co rf . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Coral reef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bkw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Breakwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 4.1
COLREGS . . . . . . . . .International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea . . . . N a
Bl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Blue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 11.4
Consol . . . . . . . . . . . .Consol Beacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 13
bl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Black. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J as
constr . . . . . . . . . . . . .Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 32
BM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bench mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 23
Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E v
Bn, Bns . . . . . . . . . . .Beacon(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 2, P 4-5, Q 80-81
cov . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L21.2
BnTr, BnTrs . . . . . . . .Beacon tower(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 3, Q 110
cps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cycles per second . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B j
Bo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Boulder(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 9.2
Cr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Creek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bollard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CRD . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Columbia River Datum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H j
Br . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K 17
crs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Coarse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 32
br . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J az
c/s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cycles per second . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B j
brg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 62
Cswy. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Causeway. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 3
brk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Broken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 33
Ct Ho . . . . . . . . . . . . .Courthouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E o
Bu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Blue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 11.4
Cup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cupola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 10.4

Cus Ho . . . . . . . . . . . .Customs house. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 61
Cy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Clay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 3
106
D
fly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Flinty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J ao
D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Destroyed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
fm, fms . . . . . . . . . . . .Fathom(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 48
dec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Decayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J an
fne. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 30
Dec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .December . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fog Det Lt . . . . . . . . .Fog detector light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 62
Deg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Degree(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B n
Fog Sig . . . . . . . . . . . .Fog Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R 1
Destr . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Destroyed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Flagpole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 27
dev . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Deviation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 67
FPSO . . . . . . . . . . . . .Floating Production, Storage and Offloading Vessel . . . . . . L 17
DF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Direction Finder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Foraminifera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J y
DG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Degaussing Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 25, Q 54
Fs, FS . . . . . . . . . . . . .Flagstaff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 27
DGPS . . . . . . . . . . . . .Differential Global Positioning System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 51
Fsh stks . . . . . . . . . . .Fishing stakes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K 44.1
Di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Diatoms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J aa
FT, ft . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Foot, Feet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 47, D 20
DIA, Dia . . . . . . . . . . .Diaphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R 11
Fu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fucus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J af
Dir. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Direction light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 30-31
Discol . . . . . . . . . . . . .Discolored. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K e
G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gravel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 6
dist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Distant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Green . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 11.3, Q 2
dk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J bd
G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gulf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
dm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Decimeter(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 42
GAB, Gab . . . . . . . . . .Gable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E i
Dn, Dns . . . . . . . . . . .Dolphin(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 20
GCLWD . . . . . . . . . . .Gulf Coast Low Water Datum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H k
Dol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dolphin(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 20
Gl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Globigerina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J z
DW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Deep Water route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 27.1, N 12.4
glac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Glacial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J ap
DZ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Danger Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 50
gn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Green . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J av
Govt Ho . . . . . . . . . . .Government House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E m
E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .East . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 10
Gp Fl. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Group flashing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 10.4
ED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Existence Doubtful . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I 1
Gp Oc . . . . . . . . . . . . .Group occulting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 10.2
EEZ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Exclusive Economic Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 47
GPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Global Positioning System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Entr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Entrance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Grd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ground . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J a
ESSA . . . . . . . . . . . . .Environmentally Sensitive Sea Area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 22
Grs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Grass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J v
Est . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Estuary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
grt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gross Register Tonnage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
exper. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Experimental. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
GT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gross Tonnage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Explos . . . . . . . . . . . .Explosive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R 10
gty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gritty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J am
Exting, exting . . . . . . .Extinguished . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 55
gy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J bb
F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fixed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 10.1
H . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Helicopter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T 1.4
f . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 30
h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 39
F Fl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fixed and flashing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 10.10
h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 49
F Gp Fl . . . . . . . . . . . .Fixed and Group Flashing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P f
HAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Highest Astronomical Tide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 3
Facty. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Factory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E d
Hbr Mr. . . . . . . . . . . . .Harbormaster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 60
FAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fish Aggregating Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
HHW . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Higher High Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H b
Fd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fjord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hulk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F34, K 21, 22
Feb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .February . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FISH . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 21
hor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Horizontally disposed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 15
Fl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Flashing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 10.4
Hor CL . . . . . . . . . . . .Horizontal clearance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D 21
fl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Flood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H q
Hosp . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hospital. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E g, F 62.2
Fla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Flare stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 11
hr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 49
107
hrd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 39
Le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ledge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ht. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H p
LLW . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lower Low Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H e
HW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .High Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H a
Lndg. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Landing for boats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 17
HWF&C . . . . . . . . . . .High Water Full & Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H h
LNG . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Liquefied Natural Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hertz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B g
LoLo . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Load-on, Load-off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Long. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Longitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 2
IALA . . . . . . . . . . . . . .International Association of Lighthouse Authorities*. . . . . . . . . . Q 130
LPG . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Liquefied Petroleum Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
IHO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .International Hydrographic Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lrg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Large . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J ai
illum . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Illuminated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 63
LS S . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Life saving station. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T 12
IMO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .International Maritime Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
lt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J bc
In. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Inlet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lt Ho . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Light house . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 1
in, ins . . . . . . . . . . . . .Inch(es). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B c
Lt, Lt(s) . . . . . . . . . . .Light(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 1
Inst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Institute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E n
Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Limited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E r
INT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 2, T 21
LW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Low Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H c
Intens . . . . . . . . . . . . .Intensified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 46
LWD . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Low Water Datum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H d
IQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Interrupted quick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 10.6
LWF&C . . . . . . . . . . . .Low Water Full and Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H i
ISLW . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Indian Spring Low Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H g
Iso . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Isophase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 10.3
M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mud, muddy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 2
ITZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Inshore Traffic Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 25.1
M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nautical mile(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 45
IUQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Interrupted ultra quick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 10.8
m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Medium (in relation to sand) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 31
IVQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Interrupted very quick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 10.7
m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Meter(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 41
m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Minute(s) of time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 50
Jan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .January. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mattes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J ag
Jul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .July . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
mag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Magnetic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 61
Jun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .June . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Magz. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Magazine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E l
Maintd. . . . . . . . . . . . .Maintained . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 65
K . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kelp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J u
Mar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
kc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kilocycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B k
Mc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Megacycles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B l
kHz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kilohertz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B h
Mds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Madrepores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J j
km . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kilometer(s). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 40
MHHW . . . . . . . . . . . .Mean Higher High Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 13
kn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Knot(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 52
MHLW. . . . . . . . . . . . .Mean Higher Low Water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 14
MHW. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mean High Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 5
L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lake, loch, lough . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MHWN . . . . . . . . . . . .Mean High Water Neaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 11
L Fl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Long-flashing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 10.5
MHWS . . . . . . . . . . . .Mean High Water Springs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 9
La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lava . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J l
Mi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nautical mile(s). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 45
Lag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lagoon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
min . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Minimum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K 46.2
LANBY . . . . . . . . . . . .Large Automatic Navigational Buoy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 6
min . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Minute(s) of time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 50
LASH . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lighter Aboard Ship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 101
LAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lowest Astronomical Tide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 2
Ml . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Marl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J c
Lat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Latitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 1
MLHW. . . . . . . . . . . . .Mean Lower High Water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 15
Ldg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Landing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 17
MLLW . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mean Lower Low Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 12
Ldg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Leading Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 20.3
MLW . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mean Low Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 4
*Now known as the International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities, the organization formerly called the International Association of Lighthouse Authorities/Association Internationale de Signalisation Maritime (IALA/AISM) continues to use IALA as an abbreviation for its full name.
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MLWN. . . . . . . . . . . . .Mean Low Water Neaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 10
PA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Position approximate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 7
MLWS . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mean Low Water Springs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 8
Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Passage, Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
mm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Millimeter(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 44
Pav . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E p
Mn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Manganese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J q
PD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Position doubtful . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 8
Mo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Morse Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 10.9, R 20
Pk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Peak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MON, Mon . . . . . . . . .Monument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 24
PLT STA . . . . . . . . . . .Pilot station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T 3
MR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Marine Reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 22
Pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pumice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J m
MRCC. . . . . . . . . . . . .Maritime Rescue and Coordination Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Post office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 63
Ms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mussels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J s
Po . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Polyzoa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J ad
MSL . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mean Sea Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 6
pos, posn . . . . . . . . . .Position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mountain, Mount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Post Off. . . . . . . . . . . .Post office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 63
Mth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mouth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Priv, priv . . . . . . . . . . .Private . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 65, Q 70
MTL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mean Tide Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H f
Prod well . . . . . . . . . .Production well . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 20
PROHIB . . . . . . . . . . .Prohibited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 2.2
N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .North . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 9
PSSA . . . . . . . . . . . . .Particularly Sensitive Sea Area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 22
N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 20
Pt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pteropods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J ac
NE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Northeast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 13
Pyl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pylon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D 26
NGA . . . . . . . . . . . . . .National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
NM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nautical miles(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 45
Q. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Quick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 10.6
NMi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nautical miles(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 45
QTG . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Service providing DF signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 15
No. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 12.2
Quar . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Quarantine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F e
NOAA . . . . . . . . . . . . .National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. . . . . . . . . . .
Qz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Quartz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J g
NOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . .National Ocean Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nov . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .November . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Coast radio station providing QTG service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 15
Np . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Neap tide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 17
R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Radio Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 15
NT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Net Tonnage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Red. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 11.2
NTM . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Notice to Mariners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
R, r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rock, Rocky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 9.1, K b
NW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Northwest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 15
R Bn . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Circular radiobeacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 10
NWS SIG STA . . . . . .National weather service signal station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T 29
R Lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Air obstruction lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 61.2
R Mast . . . . . . . . . . . .Radio mast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 28
Obs Spot. . . . . . . . . . .Observation spot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 21
R Sta. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Radio Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 15
OBSC, Obscd . . . . . .Obscured. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 43
R Tower . . . . . . . . . . .Radio tower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 29
Obstn . . . . . . . . . . . . .Obstruction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K 41
R TR, R Tr . . . . . . . . .Radio tower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 29
Oc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Occulting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 10.2
Ra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Radar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 31-32, S 1
Occas. . . . . . . . . . . . .Occasional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 50
Ra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Radar reference line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 32.1
Oct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .October. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ra (conspic) . . . . . . . .Radar conspicuous object . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 5
ODAS . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ocean Data Acquisition System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 58
Ra Ref . . . . . . . . . . . .Radar reflector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 4
Or . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Orange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 11.7
Racon. . . . . . . . . . . . .Radar transponder beacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 3
OVHD . . . . . . . . . . . . .Overhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D 28
Radar Sc. . . . . . . . . . .Radar scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 30.3
Oys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oysters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J r
Radar Tr, RADAR TR Radar tower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 30.2
Ramark . . . . . . . . . . . .Radar marker beacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 2
P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pebbles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 7
RC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Circular radiobeacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 10
P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pillar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 23
RD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Directional radiobeacon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 11
(P). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Preliminary (NTM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Radiolaria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J ab
109
Rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Road, roadstead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Spherical. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 22
rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Red . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J ay
Sp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .spire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 10.3
RDF . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Radio direction finding station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 14
Sp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Spring tide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 16
Ref . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Refuge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 124
Spg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sponge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J t
Rep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Reported. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I 3
Spi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Spicules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J x
Rf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Reef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spipe, Spipe . . . . . . .Standpipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 21
RG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Radio direction finding station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 14
spk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Speckled. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J al
Rk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 9.1, K b
SPM . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Single Point Mooring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 12
Rky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rocky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 9.1
SS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Signal station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T 20-36
RoRo . . . . . . . . . . . . .Roll-on, Roll-off Ferry (RoRo Terminal) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 50
St . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Stones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 5
rt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rotten . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J aj
St M, St Mi . . . . . . . . .Statute mile(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B e
Ru, (ru). . . . . . . . . . . .Ruin, ruined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D 8, E 25.2, F33
STA, Sta . . . . . . . . . . .Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 41.1, S 15, T 3
RW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rotating-pattern radiobeacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 12
stf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Stiff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 36
Stg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sea-tangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J w
S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 1
stk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sticky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 34
S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .South . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 11
Str . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Strait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Spar, spindle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 24
Str . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Stream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H l
s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Second(s) of time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 51, P 12
str . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Streaky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J ak
SALM . . . . . . . . . . . . .Single Anchor Leg Mooring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 12
sub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Submarine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K d
SBM . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Single Buoy Mooring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 16
Subm . . . . . . . . . . . . .Submerged . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K 43.1
Sc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 30.3
SW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Southwest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 16
Sc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Scoriae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J o
sy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sticky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 34
Sch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Schist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J h
Sch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E f
T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Short ton(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B m
SD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sailing Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E q
Sd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TRUE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 63
SD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sounding doubtful . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I 2
T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tufa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J n
SE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Southeast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 14
t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ton(s), Tonnage (weight) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 53, F 53
sec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Seconds of time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 51
Tel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Telegraph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D 27
Sep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .September . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tel off . . . . . . . . . . . . .Telegraph office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E k
sf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Stiff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 36
Temp, temp . . . . . . . .Temporary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 54
sft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Soft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 35
ten. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tenacious . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J aq
Sh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Shells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 11
Tk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 32
Shl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
TR, Tr, Trs . . . . . . . . .Tower(s). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 10.2, E 20
Si . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Silt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 4
TSS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Traffic Separation Scheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 20.1
Sig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R 1, T 25.2
TT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tree tops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C 14
Sig Sta . . . . . . . . . . . .Signal station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T 20
TV Mast . . . . . . . . . . .Television mast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 28
S-L Fl . . . . . . . . . . . . .Short-Long Flashing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P b
TV Tower . . . . . . . . . .Television tower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 29
S/M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sand over mud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 12.1
sml . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Small. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J ah
ULCC . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ultra Large Crude Carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SMt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Seamount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Uncov . . . . . . . . . . . . .Uncovers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K 11
Sn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Shingle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J d
unev . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Uneven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J bf
so . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Soft. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 35
Univ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E h
Sp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Church spire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 10.3
UQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ultra quick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 10.8
110
UTC . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Coordinated Universal Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
UTM . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Universal Transverse Mercator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
V
v . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Volcanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 37
var, VAR . . . . . . . . . . .Variation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 60
vard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Varied . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J be
vel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Velocity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H n
vert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Vertically disposed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 15
Vert CL . . . . . . . . . . . .Vertical clearance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D20, 28
Vi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Violet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 11.5
Vil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D 4
VLCC . . . . . . . . . . . . .Very Large Crude Carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 187
vol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Volcanic, Volcano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 37
Vol Ash . . . . . . . . . . . .Volcanic ash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J k
VQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Very quick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 10.7
VTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Vessel Traffic Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
W
W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 12
W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 11.1
Wd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Weed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 13.1
Well . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Wellhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 21
WGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . .World Geodetic System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 50
Wh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J ar
Whf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Wharf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 13
WHIS, Whis . . . . . . . .Whistle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R 15
Wk, Wks . . . . . . . . . . .Wreck(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K 20
Wtr Tr, WTR TR . . . . .Water tower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 21
Y
Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Yellow, Orange, Amber. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 11.6-11.8
yd, yds . . . . . . . . . . . .Yard(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B d
yl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Yellow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J aw
s, sec . . . . . . . . . . .Microsecond(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B f
111
Index
A
Boat harbor, marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 11.1
Accurate position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 32
Band, S & X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 3.1-3.2
Boom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 29.1
Aerial
Bar code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A d
international . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 40-41
cableway. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D 25
Barge buoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 53
Boulders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 9.2
international . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 40-41
dish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 31
Barrage, flood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 43
Aero light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 60
Barrel buoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 25
Aeronautical radiobeacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 16
Barrier
mark, monument. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 24
Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K 17
Air obstruction light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P 61.1-61.2
floating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F 29.1, N 61
Breakwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F 4.1-4.3
Airfield. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D 17
oil retention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 29.2
Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D 20-24
Airport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D 17
security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 61, Q q
bascule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D 23.4
AIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 17.2-17.2
Bascule bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D 23.4
draw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D 23.6
All-round light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P 42-43
Basin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 27-28
lifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D 23.3
Alternate course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .M c
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E 34.3
light (traffic signal) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T 25.2
Alternating light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 10.11
Battery (fortification) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 34.3
passage signal station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T 25.1
Amber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 11.8
Beacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 80-126
pontoon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D 23.5
Anchor berth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N 11.1-11.2
articulated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 5
swing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D 23.2
Anchorage
buoyant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 5
transporter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D 24
areas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 10-14
leading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 102.2, 120
under construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D d
buoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q j
lighted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 3-5
Broken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 33
for sea-planes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 14
marking a clearing line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 121
Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J az
Anchoring prohibited. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 20
marking measured distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 122
Buddhist temple, shrine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 16
Annual change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 66
on submerged rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 83
Buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D 2, 5-6, 8
Anomaly, magnetic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B 81.1-82.2
radar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 2-3.6
Buoyage system, IALA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Q 130-130.6
Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 31
radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 10-16
Buoyant beacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 5
Apartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E s
resilient . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 5
Buoys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 20-71
Apparent shoreline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C p
topmarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 9-11, 102.1
cardinal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 130.3
Approximate
towers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 3, Q 110-111
isolated danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 130.4
depth contour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I 31
Bearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 62
lateral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 130.1
height of top of trees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C 14
Being reclaimed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 31
marking outfall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 57
position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 7, 33
Bell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R 14
marking recreation zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 62
topographic contour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C 12
buoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q a, R 21
marking traffic separation scheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 61
vertical clearance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D i
on land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T a
mooring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 40-45
Aquaculture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K 44.1-48.2
Benchmark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 23
safe water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 130.5
Archipelagic Sea Lane (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 17
Berth
scientific mooring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q r
Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N
anchor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 11.1-11.2
special purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 50-63
pipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 40.2, L 41.2
designation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 19.1, N 11.1-11.2, Q 42
Buried pipeline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 42
restricted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 14, N 2.1
visitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 19.2
Bushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C o
to be avoided . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 14, 29.1-29.2
yacht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F 11.2
wire drag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I 24
Bifurcation buoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Q h
Articulated Loading Column (ALC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 12
Bird sanctuary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N 22.1
buoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 55
Artificial island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 15
Black . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . j as, Q 2
distance, unit of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 46
Ash, volcanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J k
Blind, duck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K j-k
ferry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 51
Astronomical tide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 2-3
Blockhouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E 34.2
landing beacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 123
Automatic Identification System (AIS) transmitter . . . . . . S 17.2-17.2
Blue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J au, P 11.4
overhead. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D 26-27, H 20
Awash, rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K 12, a
Board (leading beacon) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 102.2
submarine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 30.1-32
Boarding place, pilot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T 1.1-1.4
Cableway (aerial) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D 25
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Cable
Index
Cairn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 100
Cleared platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 22
topographic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C 10-12, H 20
Caisson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 42
Clearing line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 2
Control point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B 20-24
Calcareous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 38
Clearing line beacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Q 121
Conversion scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A a
Calling-in point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 40.1
Cliffs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C 3
Conveyor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F g
Calvary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 12
Coal head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J i
Copyright note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 5
Camping site. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E 37.1-37.2
Coarse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 32
Coral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 10, 22, K 16, h
Can buoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 21
Coast
Coral reef
Canal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 40
flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C 5
always covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K 16
distance mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 25.1-25.2
radar station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 1
covers and uncovers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 22
Candela . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 54
radio station providing QTG service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 15
detached . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K h
Capitol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E t
steep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C 3
Coralline algae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 10
Cardinal Marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 130.3
Coast Guard station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T 10-11
Corner coordinates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 9
Cargo transhipment area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 64
Coastline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C 1-8
Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E v
Castle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E 34.2
surveyed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C 1
Courthouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E o
Casuarina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C 31.6
unsurveyed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C 2
Covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 21-22, K 11, 16, 21
Cathedral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E 10.1
Cobbles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 8
Crane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F 53.1-53.3
Causeway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 3
Colored mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 101
Crib . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K i-j, L 43, b
Cautionary notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 16
Colored topmark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 102.1
Cross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 12
Cemetery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 19
Colors
Crossing gates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 22
Centimeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 43
beacons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 2-5
Crossing, traffic separation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .M 23
Chalk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .J f
buoys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 2-5
Cubic meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B b
Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I 21-23
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 11
Cultivated
Chapel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 11
topmarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 2-5
Chart
fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C l
COLREGS demarcation line. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N a
shellfish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K 47
datum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 3, H 1, 20
Columbia River Datum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H j
Cultural Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D
number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 1- 2
Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 24
Cupola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E 10.4
reference to another . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 18-19
Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E u
Current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 42-43
scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 13
Compass rose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 70
diagram. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H t
title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 10
Composite
in restricted waters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 42
Chemical dumping ground . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 24
group-flashing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P 10.4
Chemical pipeline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 40.1-40.2
group-occulting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P 10.2
Chimney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 22
Conical buoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 20
house . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 61
Chocolate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J ba
Conifer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C 31.3, j
limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 48
Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E 10.1
Consol beacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 13
office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 61
dome. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E 10.4
Conspicuous landmark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 2
Cutting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D 14
spire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E 10.3
Conspicuous, radar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 5
Cycles per second . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B j
tower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E 10.2
Container crane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 53.2
Cylindrical buoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 21
Cinders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J p
Contiguous zone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 44
Cypress buoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C r
Circular (non-directional) aeromarine radiobeacon . . . . . . . . . . . S 10
Continental shelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 46
Circular (non-directional) marine radiobeacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 10
Continuous
Dam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 44
meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Q 59
Customs
Cirripedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J ae
quick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P 10.6
Clay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 3
ultra quick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P 10.8
firing area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 30, Q 50, 125
Clearance
very quick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P 10.7
isolated mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 130.4
horizontal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D 21
Contour
Danger
line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K 1
safe vertical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D 26, i
depth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I 30-31
signal station. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T 35
vertical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D 20, 23.4, 23.6-28
drying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .I 30
zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 50
113
Index
Dangerous
rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .K 13, 14.2
Development area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 4
Duck blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K j-k
Deviation
Dumping ground . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N c, d, g
wreck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K 28
dolphin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 21
Dark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J bd
magnetic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 67
explosives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 23.1-23.2
Data collection buoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Q 58
DGPS correction transmitter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 51
Dunes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C 8
Datum
chemical waste . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 24
Diaphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R 11
chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 1, 20
Diatoms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J aa
East . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 10
land survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 7
Diffuser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 43
cardinal mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 130.3
sounding reduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 1
Dike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 1
Ebb tide stream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 41
Direction
Eddies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 45
Daymark (dayboard) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 10, 80-81, 110, l

Daytime light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 51
of buoyage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 130.2
Edition note. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 6
Deadhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K 43.2
finding, radio station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 14
Eelgrass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .J t
Decayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J an
of flow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 44
Elevation of light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 20, P 13
Deciduous
light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 30.1-31
Ellipsoid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 3
tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C 31.1
of traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .M 10, 11, 26.1-26.2, 40.1
Embankment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D 15
woodland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C i
Directional radiobeacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 11
Emergency wreck marking buoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 63, Q 130.6
Decimeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 42
Directions, compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B
Entry prohibited area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N 2.2, 31
Decreasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 64
Discolored water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K e
Environmentally Sensitive Sea Area (ESSA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 22
Deep water
Dish aerial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 31
Established (mandatory) direction of traffic flow . . . . . . . . . . . . M 10, d
anchorage area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N 12.4
Disposition of lights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 15
Eucalypt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C 31.8
route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 27.1-27.3
Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B
Evergreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C 31.2
Degaussing range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 25
along waterway. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 25.1-25.2
buoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 54
measured, beacons marking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Q 122
conspicuous landmarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 2
Degree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 4, n
Distress signal station. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T 26
fog signal descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R 20-22
Depth
Disused
full light description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 16
Example of
charted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 20
pipeline/pipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 44
contours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I 30
platform. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 14
routing measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 18-29.2
maintained . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .I 23
submarine cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 32
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 47
minimum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K 46.2, M 27.2
Diurnal tide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 30
Exercise area, submarine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 33
observed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 20
Dock
Existence doubtful . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I 1
landmarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 1
out of position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .I 11
dry, graving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 25
Explanatory notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 11, 16
safe clearance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K 3, 30, f
floating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F26
Explosive fog signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R 10
swept . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I 24, a, b, K 2, 27, 42, f
wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 27
Explosives
units used for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A b
Dolphin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 20-21
unknown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K 3, 13, 23, 28, 30, 40, L 21.1
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 30.4
Depths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I
Doubtful
anchorage area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N 12.7

dumping ground . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 23.1-23.2
Extinguished light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 55
Derrick, oil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 10
depth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .I 2
Extraction area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 63
Designation of
existence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I l
beacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Q 10
position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 8
Factory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E d
berth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 19.1
Draft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 6, N 12.4
Faint sector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 45
buoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 11
area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I 20-23
Fairway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 18
platform. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 2
channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I 20-23
Falling tide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 30
reporting point. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 40.1
Dredging (extraction) area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 63
tidal stream, position of tabulated data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 46
Drying
Farm
marine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K 48.1-48.2
transit shed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 51
contour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .I 30
wave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 6
Detector light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 62
height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 20, I 15
wind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L 5.2
114
Index
Fast ice, limit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 60.1
Fog
flashing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P 10.4
Fathom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 48
detector light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 62
occulting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P 10.2
Feet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 47
light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 52
quick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P 10.6
Fence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D g
signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R
short flashing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P c
Ferry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 50-51
Foot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 47
very quick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P 10.7
terminal, RoRo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 50
Footbridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D e
Gulf Coast Low Water Datum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H k
Filao . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C 31.7
Foraminifera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J y
Gulf Stream limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H u
Fine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 30
Foreshore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C c
Gun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R 10
Fireboat station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T c
Form lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C 13
Firing
Fort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E 34.2
Hachures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C f
danger area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 30
Fortified structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E 34.1
Harbor
danger area beacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 125
Foul
installations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F 10-34
danger area buoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 50
area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K o
practice signal station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T 36
ground . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K 31.1-31.2
masters office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 60
Front light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 23
Harbors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F
haven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .K 46.1-46.2
Fucus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .J af
Hard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 39
marine farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K 48.1-48.2
Full Moon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H s
Health office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 62.1
trap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K 44.2-45, Q i
Height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H p
weir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .K 44.2
Gable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E i
datum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 7, 20
Gas
drying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 20, I 15
Fish
Fishery zone limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 45

Fishing
limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 49
pipeline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 40.1
light (elevation of) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 20, P 13
harbor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 10
pipeline area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 40.2
rocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K 10-11
limit (fish trap areas) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N b
Gasfield Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 1
spot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C 10-11, 13, H 20
prohibited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N 21.1
Gate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 42
of structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E 4-5
stakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .K 44.1
Geographical Positions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 1-16
tide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 20, P 13
Glacial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J ap
of top of trees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C 14
Fixed
bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D 22
Glacier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C 25
of wellhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L 21.3
flashing, and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P 10.10, d
Globigerina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J z
Hertz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B g
light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P10.1
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A e
High Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 20, a
point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 22
Gong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R 16, Q b
High Water Full and Charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H h
Flagstaff, Flagpole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 27
Government House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E m
Higher High Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 20, b
Flare stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 23, L 11
Grass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C s, J v
Highest Astronomical Tide (HAT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 3
Flashing light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P 10.4
Grassfields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C m
Highway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D 10
Flat coast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C 5
area with . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 20
markers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D a
Flinty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J ao
Gravel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C c, J 6, 20
Hillocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C 4
Float . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q s
Graving dock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 25
Horizontal
Floating
Gray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J bb
light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 15
barrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 29.1. 29.2
Green . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J av, P 11.3, Q 2
Horizontal clearance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D 21
dock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 26
Greenwich Meridian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 3
Horizontally disposed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 15
oil barrier. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 29.1
Gridiron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 24
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R 13
wind farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 5.2
Gritty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .J am
Hospital. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E g, F 62.2
wind turbine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 5.1
Groin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 6.1, 6.3
Hour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 49
Flood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H q
Ground . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J a
Hulk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 34, K 20-21, 23
barrage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 43
tackle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Q 42
tide (stream) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 40
Floodlit, floodlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 63
Group
I
IALA Maritime Buoyage System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 130
fixed and flashing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P d

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Index
Ice
Landing
range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 14
boom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 61
beacon (cable) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Q 123
sector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 40.1-46
fast (ice front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N 60.1
boats, for. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 17
special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 60-66
sea ice (pack ice) seasonal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 60.2
seaplanes, for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 13
structures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P 1-7
signal station. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T 30
stairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 18
synchronized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 66
Illuminated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 63
Landmarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E
times of exhibition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 50-55
Imprint. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 4
Lane, submarine transit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 33
vessel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 6
Inadequately surveyed area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I 25
Large . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J ai
Light characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P 10.1-10.11
Inch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B c
Large Automatic Navigational Buoy (LANBY) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P 6, f
Lighted
Incineration area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 65
Lateral marks (IALA System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 130.1
beacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 4, Q o
Increasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 65
Latitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 1
beacon tower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 3
Indian Spring Low Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H g
Lattice beacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 111
marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 7-8
Inshore traffic zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 25.1-25.2
Lava . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C 26, J 9, l
mooring buoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 41
Installations, offshore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L
Layout of chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A
Institute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E n
Leading
offshore platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 2
Lighthouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 1
Intake pipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 41.1-41.2, b
beacons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 120
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P
Intense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 46
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 20.1-23
Lights exhibited only when specially needed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 50
Intensified sector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 46
line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 1
Lights in line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 21
Intermittent river . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C 21
Least depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .K 26-27, 30
Lights Marking Fairways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 20.1-23
in narrow channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I 12
Lights with limited times of exhibition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P 50-55
International
boundary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 40-41
Leisure facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U
chart number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 2
Levee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 1
airport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N e
meridian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 3
Lifeboat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T 12-13
area feature in general . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C q
nautical mile, sea mile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 45
mooring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T 13
area into which entry is prohibited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N 2.2, 31
Interrupted light. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T 12
contiguous zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 44
quick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P 10.6
Lifting bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D 23.3
continental shelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 46
ultra quick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P 10.8
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J bc
danger line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K 1
very quick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P 10.7
arc of visibility, with restricted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 44
development area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 4
Intertidal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 20-22
character. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 10.1-11.8
dredged area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I 20
Island, artificial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 15
chart limits, off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 8
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 47
Isogonic lines (Isogonals) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 71
color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P 11.1-11.8
fast ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N 60.1
Isolated danger mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 130.4
description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 16
fishery zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 45
Isophase light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P 10.3
direction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 30.131
fishing area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N b
disposition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 15
Gulf Stream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H u
Jetty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 14, a-c
elevation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 13
nature reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 22
Joss house . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 15
exhibited only when specially needed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 50
no discharge zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N i
faint sector, with . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 45
restricted area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .M 14, N 2.1
Kelp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 13.1-13.2, u
float . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 6, Q 30-31
routing measure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 14-15
Kilocycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B k
in line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 21
safety zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 3
Kilohertz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B h
intensified sector, with . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 46
sea ice (pack ice) seasonal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N 60.2
Kilometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 40
landmarks, on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 7
unsurveyed area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .I 25
Knot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 52, H o
leading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 20.1-23
Limited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E r
major floating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 6
Linear scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A 14-15
Lake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C 23
marking fairway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 20.1-23
Local magnetic anomaly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B 81.1-82.2
LANBY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 6, f
Moir effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 31
Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F 41.1-41.2
Land survey datum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 7, 20
period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 12
signal station. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T 24
116
Limit of
Index
Log pond. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 61
Marl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J c
Long-flashing light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P 10.5
Marsh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C 33
Longitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 2
Mast
Lookout
pile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 22
post . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 22
Minute
radar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 30.1
arc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 5
pilot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T 2
radio, television. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 28
time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 50
station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T e
wreck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K 25
Mixed bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .J 12.2
Low water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 20, c
Mattes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J ag
Moir effect light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 31
Maximum
Mole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 12
line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I 30
Lower light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 23
authorized draft. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 6
Monument. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 24
Lower low datum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H d
speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 27
Moored storage tanker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 17
Lower low water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H e
Mean
Mooring
Lower water full & change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H i
High Water (MHW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 5, 20, 30
berth number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Q 42
Lowest Astronomical Tide (LAT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 2
High Water Neaps (MHWN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 11
canal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F f
High Water Springs (MHWS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 9
ground tackle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 18, Q 42
Madrepores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J j
Higher High Water (MHHW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 13, 30
life boat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T 13
Magazine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E l
Higher Low Water (MHLW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 14
numerous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Q 44
Magnetic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 61
Low Water (MLW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 4, 20, 30
scientific mooring buoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q r
anomaly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 82.1-82.2
Low Water Neaps (MLWN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 10
Single Buoy (SBM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 16
compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 60-82.2
Low Water Springs (MLWS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 8
Single Point (SPM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 12
variation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B 60, 68-71
Lower High Water (MLHW). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 15
trot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Q 42
Main light visible all-round . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 42
Lower Low Water (MLLW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 12, 20, 30
visitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Q 45
Maintained depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I 23
Sea Level (MSL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 6, 20
buoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 40-45
Major
tide level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H f
lighted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Q 41
floating light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 6
Measured Distance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 122
tanker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 16
light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 1
Medium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 31
telegraphic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Q 43
light off chart limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 8
Megacycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B l
Manganese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J q
Megahertz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B i
Mangrove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C 32
Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 41
Marabout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 18
Microsecond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B f
light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 10.9
Marginal notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A
Mid-channel buoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Q e
Mosque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 17
Marina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 11.1
Mile
Motorway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D 10
facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U a
telephonic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Q 43
Morse Code
fog signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R a
nautical (sea mile) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 15, B 45
Mud. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 2
statute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 25, e
Muslim shrine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E a
farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .K 48.1-48.2
three nautical mile line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N h
Mussels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J s
reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N 22.3
Military area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 30-34
Maritime limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 1.1-1.2
Millimeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 44
National
Marker ship buoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 52
Minaret . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 17
Marks
Mine (explosive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 23.1
Marine
cardinal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 130.3
Mine (ore extraction). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 36
colored . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Q 101
Minefield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 34
isolated danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 130.4
Mine-laying practice area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 32
lateral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 130.1
Minor
limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 40-49
park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 22
Natural
features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C
watercourse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .I 16
Nature
lighted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 7-8
impermanent marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 90-92
minor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Q 90-102.2
light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 1, note after P 6
of the seabed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .J
safe water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 130.5
light floats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 30-31
Nautical mile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 45
special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 130.6
marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 100-102.2
Nautophone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R 13
reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 22
117
Index
Neap tide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 10-11, 17, 30-31
installation buoy, Catenary Anchor Leg Mooring (CALM) . . . . . L 16
Nets, tunny . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K 44.2-45
pipeline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L 40.1
buried . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L 42.1
New
pipeline area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L 40.2
land, on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D 29
edition date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 6
Oilfield with name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 1
overhead. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D 28
moon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H r
One-way track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 5.1-5.2, 27.3
submarine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 40.1-44
Nipa palm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C 31.5
Ooze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J b
tunnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L 42.2
No anchoring area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 20
Opening bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D 23.1
Platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L 2, 10,13-14, 22, P 2
No bottom found . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .I 13
Orange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J ax, P 11.7
cleared . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 22
No discharge zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N i
Ordnance, unexploded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K p
Non-dangerous wreck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K 29
Outfall
Pipeline
submerged . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K l
Point
Non-directional radiobeacon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 10
buoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Q 57
base point for territorial sea baseline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 42
Non-tidal basin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 27
pipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 41.1-41.2
fixed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 22
North . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 9
Overfalls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 44
Single Point Mooring (SPM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 12
Overhead
symbols, position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B 32-33
cardinal mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 130.3

Northeast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 13
cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D 27
triangulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 20
Northwest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 15
pipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D 28
Pole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Q 90
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 11, 16
transporter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D 25
Police station, marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T b
Notice board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 126, T d
Oysters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .J r
Polyzoa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J ad
Notice to mariners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 7
Pontoon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 16
Nun buoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 20
Pack ice, limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 60.2
Pagoda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 14
Obelisk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 24
Painted board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 102.2
Obscured sector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 43
Palm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C 31.4
signal station. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T 21-23
Observation
Park ranger station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T g
Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F
platform. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 13
Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 22
Position
spot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 21
Patent slip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 23
accurate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 2, E 2
Obstruction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K 40-48.2
Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D 12
approximate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 7, E 2
light, air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 61.1-61.2
Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E p
of buoy or beacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 1
Occasional light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 50
Pebbles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 7
doubtful . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 8
Occulting light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 10.2
Perch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 91
of fog signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R 1
Ocean current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 43
Period of light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 12
of pilot cruising vessel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T 1.1-1.3
ODAS buoy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 25, Q 58
Pictorial sketches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E 3.1-3.2
tidal levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 47
Office
Pier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 14
tidal stream data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 46
promenade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 15
Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B
customs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 61
bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D 23.5
Port
pilotage service, with . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T 4
harbor masters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 60
ruined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 33.2
symbolized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 30-33
health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 62.1
Pile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 22
Post . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 22, K 43.1
submerged . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .K 43.1-43.2
office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 63
pilot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T 2-3
quarantine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F e
Offshore
Pillar
buoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 23
submerged . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K 43.1
Power
Installations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L
monument. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 24
overhead cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D 26, H 20
platform, lighted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 2
Pilot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T 1-4
submarine cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L 31.1-31.2
position, tidal levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 47
boarding place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T 1.1-1.3
transmission line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D h
Ogival buoy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 20
helicopter transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T 1.4
Practice area (military) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 30-34
Oil
look out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T 2
Precautionary area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 16, M 24
barrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 29.1-29.2
office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T 2-3
Preferred channel buoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 130.1
derrick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 10
Pilotage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T 1-4
118
Index
Private
transponder beacons on floating marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S 3.6
Research platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 13
buoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 70
tower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 29
Reservation line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N f
light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 65
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 10-18.2
Reserve fog signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R 22
direction-finding station. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 14
Reserved anchorage area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N 12.9
platform. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 10
mast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 28
Resilient beacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 5
well . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 20
reporting line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 40.2
Restricted
Production
Prohibited
reporting point, calling-in or way point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 40.1
area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .M 14, N 2.1, 20-27
anchoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 20
station, QTG service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 15
light sector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 44
area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N 2.2, 31
Radiobeacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S 10-16
Retroreflecting material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 6
diving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 21.2
Radiolaria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J ab
Riprap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P a
fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 21.1
Radome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 30.4
River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C 20
Promenade pier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 15
Railway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D 13, b
intermittent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C 21
Protective structures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 1-6.3
station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D 13
Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D 10-11
Pteropods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J ac
Ramark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 2
Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 9.1, K 10-15, a-b
Public Buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F 60-63
Ramp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 23
Rocket station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T 12
Publication note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 4
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 14
Rocky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 9.1
Pumice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .J m
Rapids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C 22
area which covers and uncovers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 21
Pump-out facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F d
Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H n
Roll-on, Roll-off ferry terminal (RoRo) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 50
Pylon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D 26, E 29
Rear light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 22
Rotating-pattern radiobeacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 12
Reclamation area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 31
Rotten . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J aj
QTG service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 15
Reclamation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 31
Roundabout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 21, d-e
Qualifying Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 30-39
Recommended
Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 27.1-28.2
Quarantine
deep water track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 27.3, a-b
Routing Measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 18-29.2
anchorage area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 12.8
direction of traffic flow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 11, 26.1- 26.2, 28.1
Rubble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C e
building, health office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 62.1
route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 28.1
Ruin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D 8, F 33.1
office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F e
track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 3-4, 6
Ruined
Quarry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E 35.1-35.2
Recreation zone buoy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Q 62
landmark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D 8
Quartz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J g
Red . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J ay, P 11.2, Q 3
pier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 33.2
Quay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 13
Reed beds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C 33
Quick light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P 10.6
Reef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 22, K 16, g-h
Safe
Reference to
Races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 44
adjoining chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 19
Racon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 3
charted units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A b
Radar
larger-scale chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 18
beacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 2-3.6
Reflector, radar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 10-11, S 4
conspicuous feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 5
Refuge
dome (radome) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E 30.4
clearance depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K 3, 30, f

vertical clearance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D 26, i
water mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 130.5
Safety
fairway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .M 18
zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 3
beacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 124
Sailing club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F 11.3
mast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E 30.1
for shipwrecked mariners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T 14
Salt pans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C 24
range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 31
Regions, IALA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 130.1
Sand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 1
reference line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 32.1-32.2
Relief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C 10-14
Sandhills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C 8
reflector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 10-11, S 4
Reported
Sandwaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 14
scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E 30.3
anchorage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 10
Sandy shore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C 6
station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 1
danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I 4
Satellite Navigation Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S 50-51
surveillance system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 30-32.2
depth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I 3.1-4
Scale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A 13-15
tower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E 30.2
Reporting, radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 40.1-40.2
Scanner, radar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 30.3
transponder beacon, racon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 3
Rescue station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T 11-12
Schist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J h
119
Index
School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E f
Shoal sounding on rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K b
ground buoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 56
Scoriae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J o
Shore, shoreline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C 1-8
Sponge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .J t
Scrubbing grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 24
Short-long flashing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P b
Spot height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C 11-13, H 20
Sea
Signal
Spring
ice limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 60.2
fog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R
mile (nautical mile) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 15, B 45
stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T 20-36
Seabed, types of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 1-15, a-bf
Silo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 33
Seal
Silt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 4
chart producer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 12
sanctuary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N 22.2
Seaplane
Single
tide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 16, 30-31

seabed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 15
Square
meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B a
shaped beacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q l
Anchor Leg Mooring (SALM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 12
Stake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K 43.2, Q 90
Buoy Mooring (SBM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 16
Station
anchorage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 14
Point Mooring (SPM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 12
Coast Guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T 10-11
anchorage buoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 60
Sinker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K n
coast radar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 30, S 1
landing area, operating area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 13
Siren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R 12
DGPS, providing corrections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 51
Sketches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 3.1-3.2
QTG, providing radio service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 15
buoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 70-71
Slack water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 31
radar surveillance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .M 30
sea ice limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 60.2
Slipway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 23
radio direction finding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 14
Sea-tangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J w
Small. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J ah
railway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D 13
Seawall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F 2.1-2.2
Small craft
rescue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T 11-12
Seasonal
Seaward limit of
leisure facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U
signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T 20-36
contiguous zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 44
mooring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 44
tide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 30
territorial sea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 43
Snag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .K 43.2
Statue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 24
Second
Soft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 35
Statute mile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B e
of arc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 6
Sounding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I 10-16
Steep coast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C 3
of time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 51
doubtful depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I 2
Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 18
Sector lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 40.1-46
out of position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I 11
Sticky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 34
See adjoining chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 19
unreliable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I 14
Stiff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 36
Semaphore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T f
Source diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 17
Stock number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A d
Semi-diurnal tide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 30
South . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 11
Stones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 5
Separation
cardinal mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 130.3
area with . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 20
line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 12
Southeast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 14
Stony shore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C 7
scheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 10-13, 20.1-29.2, d
Southwest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 16
Storage tanker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 17
zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 13
Spar buoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 24
Storm signal station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T 28
Special
Straight territorial sea baseline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 42
Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T
Settlements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D 1-8
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P 60-66
Streaky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J ak
Sewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 41.1-41.2
marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 130.6
Stream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C 20, H l, I c
Shading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C g
purpose beacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 120-126
tidal signal station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T 34
Shapes of buoys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 20-26
purpose buoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 50-63
tidal table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 31, 46
Shark nets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 61
Speckled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J al
tide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 40-41
Shed, transit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 51
Speed limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 27
Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D 7
Sheerlegs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 53.3
Spherical buoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 22
Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D 7
Shellfish bed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K 47
Spicules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J x
Strip light. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 64
Shells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .J 11
Spindle buoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 24
Stumps of piles/posts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .K 43.1-43.2
Shingle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J d
Spire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E 10.3
Submarine
Shingly shore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C 7
Spoil
Shinto shrine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 15
120
ground . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 62.1-62.2
cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 30.1-32
cable area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 30.2
Index
exercise area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 33
Telegraphic mooring buoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Q 43
Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D 12, M 1-6, 27
pipeline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 40-44
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E q
Traffic
power cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 31.1
line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D 27
separation scheme (TSS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 10-15, 20-26.2
power cable area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 31.2
Telephonic mooring buoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Q 43
basic symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 10-15, d
transit lane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 33
Television
buoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Q 61
volcano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K d
Submerged
mast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 28
example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 20.1-29.2, f
station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 27
signal station. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T 21-22, 25.1
crib . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K i
tower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 29
surveillance station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .M 30
duck blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K k
Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 13
Training wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 5
jetty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F b
Temporary
Transhipment
platform. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K l
buoy (seasonal) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 71
production well . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 20
light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 54
rock, beacon on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Q 83
Tenacious . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J aq
well (buoyed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L a
Terms relating to tidal levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 1-17, a-k
lane (submarine). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 33
wreck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K 22-23
Territorial sea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 42-43
line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 2
Subsidiary light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 42
Tidal
area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 64
facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 50-53.3
Transit
shed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 51
Subsurface Ocean Data Acquisition System (ODAS) . . . . . . . . . L 25
basin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 28
Transmission line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D 26-27, h
Sunken
harbor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 28
Transmitter, AIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 17.1-17.2
danger (swept). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K f
levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 1-17, 20
Transponder beacon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 3.1-3.6
wreck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K c
stream
Transporter
Superbuoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 26
signal station. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T 34
Supply pipeline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L 40.1-40.2
station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 46
overhead (aerial cableway) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D 25
Surveyed
table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A g, H 31
Trap, fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K 44.2-45, i
coastline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C 1
table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 31
Travelling crane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 53.1
inadequately . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I 25
streams and currents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 40-47
Suspended well . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 21.1-21.2
table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 30
Swamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C 33
Swept
Tide
bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D 24
Trees
height of top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C 14
types of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C 31-32, i-k
gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T 32.1-32.2
Triangular shaped beacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q l
area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .I 24, b
level terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 1-17, a-k
Triangulation point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 20
channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .I a
rips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H 44
Trot, mooring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 42
wire drag, by . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .K 2, 27, 42, f
scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T 32.1
True . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 63
Swing bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D 23.2
signal station. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T 33
True (compass). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 63
Swinging circle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N 11.2
Timber yard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 52
Tufa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J n
Symbolized positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B 30-33
Time
Tun buoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 25
Synchronized light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 66
signal station. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T 31
units of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 49-51
pipeline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 42.2
Tomb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E b
Tunney nets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K 44.2-45
Tanker
anchorage area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N 12.5
Ton, tonnage, tonne (weight) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B 53, m
CALM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 16
Topmark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 9-11, 102.1
Tunnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D 16
area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K 45
Turbine
storage, moored . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 17
Tower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 20
wind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 26.1, L 5.1
Target buoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Q 51
beacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 3, Q 110-111
underwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 24
Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 32
church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 10.2
Target . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 51
radar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 30.2
Telegraph
radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 29
track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 4, 5.2
line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D 27
television. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 29
Tyfon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R 13
station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T 27
water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 21
Two-way
route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 27.2, 28.1-28.2
121
Index
Types of
under construction, works in progress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 32
fog signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R 10-16
Wall, training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 5
World Geodetic System (WGS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 50
seabed, intertidal areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .J 20-22
Warehouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 51
Wreck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .K 20-30, c
Water
buoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Q h
Ultra quick light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 10.8
discolored . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K e
Uncovers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K 11, 21, h
features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C 20-26
Under construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 30-32
intake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L 41.1-41.2
Underwater
pipeline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 40.1, 41.1
Yacht
emergency wreck marking buoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 63, Q 130.6

mast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K 25
installations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 20-25
pipeline area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 40.2, L 41.2
rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K 13-15
tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 21
club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 11.3
turbine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 24
tower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 21
Yard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B d
Uneven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .J bf
Waterfalls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C 22
timber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 52
Unexploded ordinance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K p
Watermill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E c
Yellow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J aw, P 11.6
Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A b, B 40-54
Wave
berths without facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 11.2
University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E h
actuated fog signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R 21-22
Unsurveyed
farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 6
Exclusive Economic (EEZ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 47
coastline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C 2
recorder buoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Q 59
fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 45
Zone
depths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I 25
Way point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 40.1
inshore traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 25.1-25.2
Unwatched, unmanned light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 53, e
Weather signal station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T 29
seaward, contiguous. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 44
Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 7
Weed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 13.1-13.2
separation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 13, 20.1-20.3, e
Upper light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 22
Weir, fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K 44.2
Urban area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D 1
Well . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E e
submerged . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L a
Variation, magnetic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 60, 68.1-71
suspended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 21
Varied . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J be
production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 20
Various limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N 60.1-65
Wellhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 21.3, 23
Vegetation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C 30-33, i-t
West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 12
Velocity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H n
Vertical
cardinal mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 130.3

Wet dock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 27
clearance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D 20, 23.4, 23.6-28
Wharf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 13
color stripes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Q 5
Whistle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R 15
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 15
buoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q c
Vertically disposed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 15
White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J ar, P 11.1
Very quick light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 10.7
Wind
Vessel, light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P 6
farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 26.2, L 5.2
Viaduct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D f
signal station. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T 29
Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E 3.1-3.2
turbine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 26.1, L 5.1
Village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D 4
Windmill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E 25.1-25.2
Violet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J at, P 11.5
Withy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 91-92
Virtual AIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S 18.1-18.2
Woodland
Visitors
coniferous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C j
berth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 19.2
deciduous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C i
mooring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q 45
Woods, wooded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C 30
Volcanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J 37
Works
ash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J k
at sea, (reclamation area). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 31
Volcano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K d
on land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 30
122
123
Appendix 1
Region A
Lateral Marks
Port Hand
Starboard Hand
Preferred Channel
to Starboard
BUOYAGE
DIRECTION
Color
green
cylindrical (can), pillar, spar
Buoy
conical (nun), pillar, spar
Topmark (if any)
single green cone, point upward
red with one green horizontal band
Color
green with one red horizontal band
Buoy
single red cylinder (can)
Topmark (if any)
single green cone, point upward
Lights (if any): may have any phase characteristic other than that used for preferred channels
Lights (if any): are composite group flashing
Quick Flashing
Fl (2+1)
Flashing
Long Flashing
Group Flashing
124
BUOYAGE
DIRECTION
red
single red cylinder (can)
Preferred Channel
to Port
Appendix 1
Region B
Lateral Marks
Port Hand
Starboard Hand
Preferred Channel
to Starboard
BUOYAGE
DIRECTION
Preferred Channel
to Port
BUOYAGE
DIRECTION
green
Color
red
Buoy
single green cylinder (can)
Topmark (if any)
single red cone, point upward
green with one red horizontal band
Color
red with one green horizontal band
Buoy
single green cylinder (can)
Topmark (if any)
single red cone, point upward
Lights (if any): may have any phase characteristic other than that used for preferred channels
Lights (if any): are composite group flashing
Quick Flashing
Fl (2+1)
Flashing
Long Flashing
Group Flashing
125
Appendix 1
Cardinal Marks in Regions A and B

Lights, when fitted, are white.
N
E
W
N
VQ
or Q
POINT OF
INTEREST
VQ (9) 10s
VQ (3) 5s
or Q (9) 15s
or Q (3) 10s
VQ (6) + L Fl 10s
or Q (6) + L Fl 15s
S
126
SE
SW
Appendix 1
Regions A and B
Isolated Danger Marks
Safe Water Marks
Special Marks
Color
black with one or more red horizontal band(s)
Color
red and white vertical stripes
Color
yellow
Buoy
optional, but not conflicting with lateral marks;

pillar or spar preferred
Buoy
spherical, pillar or spar
Buoy
optional, but not conflicting with lateral marks
Topmark (if any)
always fitted with double spheres
Topmark (if any)
single red sphere
Topmark (if any)
single yellow X shape
Lights (if any)
Lights (if any)
Lights (if any)
Color
white
Color
white
Color
yellow
Rhythm
group flashing
Rhythm
Iso
Rhythm
Fl Y
Oc
Fl (4) Y
L Fl 10s
May have any rhythm other than those used for

white lights on cardinal, isolated danger or safe
water marks.
Morse A
127
128
Record of Corrections
Notice No.
Corrected on
Corrected by
Notice No.
Corrected on
Corrected by
Notice No.
Corrected on
Corrected by
129
Section Key
Chart Number, Title and Marginal Notes
0
350
INT 500
412
Mercator Projection
6FDOHDW/DW
7th Ed., Mar. 5/09
DEPTHS IN METERS
LOCAL MAGNETIC ANOMALY
(see note)
Positions, Distances, Directions and Compass
10
Natural Features
clr 20.0
Marsh
Cultural Features
Tel
Landmarks
TANK
FIXED BRIDGE
HOR CL 25 FT
VERT CL 20 FT
(202)
Ports
kn
Tide rips
2.5 kn
Tides and Currents
(see Note)
30 FEET
APR 2011
10 11
10
Charted vertical
clearance
Unsurveyed
13
119
12 10
13
17
Rock
Crib
Prod Well
Fl.Y
Name
Pipe
(cov 24ft)
Crib
DW
Tracks and Routes
Well
VHF 80
Ra
Log boom
Areas and Limits

Lights
Buoys and Beacons
Disposal Area 92
Depths from survey
of 2010
85
Fl.WRG.4s
21m 18-12M
Bn
R
Bn
RG
Q(6)+LFI 15s
HORN(1) 15s
WHIS
BELL
CONSOL Bn
190 kHz
MMF
Radar, Radio and Satellite Navigation Systems
35 Rk
Services
Safe vertical clearance

(magenta)
Gravel
Rocks, Wrecks and Obstructions
Fog Signals
Overhead power
cable
89
2
7
15
Depths
9
8
RED
0
3.
GREEN
A
B
C
D
E
F
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
P
Q
R
S
T
U
NWS SIG STA
Fl 3s 70m 29M
SIREN Mo(N) 60s

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U.S. Chart No.

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SYMBOLS, ABBREVIATIONS AND TERMS

Document Sections and ECDIS Pages

Chart Number, Title, Marginal Notes

Positions, Distances, Directions, Compass

Day, Dusk and Night Color Palettes

Conspicuous and Non-Conspicuous Features

ECDIS Portrayal of Depths

Examples of Routing Measures in ECDIS

Simplified and Traditional Paper Chart Symbols

Appendix 1, IALA Maritime Buoyage System

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Nature of the Seabed

Rocks, Wrecks, Obstructions, Aquaculture

(Not currently used)

NAVIGATION AIDS AND SERVICES

Radar, Radio, Satellite Navigation Systems

Small Craft (Leisure) Facilities

Presentation of Two Symbology Sets

New Column Headers

Other Non-ECDIS Digital Displays May Portray Data Differently

INFORMATION ON SELECTED CHART FEATURES

Light Range (Visibility)

Aids to Navigation Positioning

CORRECTIONS AND COMMENTS

Schematic Layout of U.S. Chart No. 1:

Rocks, Wrecks, Obstructions

Plane of Reference for Heights H

Supplementary national symbol: a

Plane of Reference for Depths H

Rock which covers and uncovers, height above chart datum

underwater hazard which

isolated danger of depth

Reference to Supplementary national symbols at the end of each section

Cross-reference to terms in other sections

Column 3: Description of symbol, term, or abbreviation

Column 6: Representation used to portray ENC data on ECDIS

Column 7: Description of ECDIS symbols

Day, Dusk and Night Color Palettes

Schematic Layout of a NOAA Chart (reduced in size)

Note: this is an example only and not to be used for navigation

Chart number in national chart series

Chart number in international (INT)

Reference ellipsoid of the chart

Publication note (imprint)

Date of current edition

Notice to Mariners corrections

Dimensions of inner borders

Published at Washington, D.C.

Explanatory notes on chart construction,

Scale of chart. Some charts have scale

Linear scale on large scale charts

Cautionary notes (if any). Information