Bouyage

Question 1

IALA B

Answer 1

North + South America

Philippines

Japan

South Korea

Question 2

IALA A

Answer 2

Rest of the world

Question 3

Port Lateral

Answer 3

Can

Flashing anything but FL(2+1)

Question 4

STBD Lateral

Answer 4

Cone

Flashing anything but FL(2+1)

Question 5

Preferred channel port

Answer 5

Cone

FL(2+1)

Question 6

Preferred channel STBD

Answer 6

Can

FL(2+1)

Question 7

North Cardinal

Answer 7

2 black cones pointing up

Continuous flashing VQ or Q

Question 8

East Cardinal

Answer 8

2 black cones pointing away

Flashing
VQ (3) 5s
Q (3) 10s

Question 9

South Cardinal

Answer 9

2 black cones pointing down

Flashing
VQ (6) + LFL 10s
Q (6) + LFL 15s

Question 10

West Cardinal

Answer 10

2 black cones pointing towards each other

Flashing
VQ (9) 10s
Q (9) 15s

Question 11

Isolated Danger

Answer 11

2 black spheres

White Fl(2) (any period)

Question 12

Safe Water

Answer 12

Single red sphere

Morse Alfa, Isophase, Occulting, LFl 10s

Pass it on your port side

Question 13

Emergency Wreck

Answer 13

Standing yellow cross

Blue 1s + 0.5s + Yellow 1s + 0.5s

Multiple bouys - lights synchronised, Morse Delta (_..) RACON

Question 14

Special Mark

Answer 14

Sideways cross

Yellow any rhythm that cannot be mistaken for a white light

Question 15

Special Mark Indicates

Answer 15

C - Cables and pipelines
R - Recreational areas
O - ODAS buoy (Ocean data acquisition system)
F - Firing areas
T - TSS
S - Spoil grounds
Channel within a channel