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EA:  BUOY_TYPE

Status: STD 2005/06/07
Code: 211

Concept definition: The type of a <BUOY>.
 
Attribute value type: ENUMERATION
Reference type: IR
Reference: [FACC, Annex B: BUT]
Supplemental references:  

Enumerants (presented in a natural order)
Status Attribute label Enumerant label ▾ Concept definition Code Ref type Reference Supplemental references
STD
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BUOY_TYPE ANCHORAGE Indicates the <BOUNDARY> of a designated <ANCHORAGE>. 1 IR [CANS, BUOYS, SPECIAL BUOYS, Anchorage Buoy, (a)] [S57A, Attribute, CATSPM:40]
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BUOY_TYPE ANCHORING_PROHIBITED Indicates that anchoring is prohibited. 2 IR [S57A, Attribute, CATSPM:20]  
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BUOY_TYPE APEX An autonomous drifting buoy profiler used to measure subsurface currents and make profile measurements; apex. 3 IR [FACC, Annex B, BUT:84] [APEX]
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BUOY_TYPE ARTICULATED <MARINE_AID_TO_NAVIGATION>s consisting of a length of <PIPE> attached directly to a sinker by means of a pivot or such other <DEVICE> employing the principle of the universal joint; articulated. The positional integrity is intermediate between that of a <BUOY> and a fixed <AID_TO_NAVIGATION>. 4 IR [S32, "articulated light"] [FACC, Annex B, BUT:35]
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BUOY_TYPE BERTHING_PERMITTED Indicates that berthing is permitted. 5 IR [S57A, Attribute, CATSPM:33]  
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BUOY_TYPE BERTHING_PROHIBITED Indicates that berthing is prohibited. 6 IR [S57A, Attribute, CATSPM:21]  
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BUOY_TYPE BIFURCATION Indicates a <LOCATION> where a <WATER_CHANNEL> divides when proceeding in the "conventional direction of buoyage", indicating which is the preferred and/or main <WATER_CHANNEL>; bifurcation [CANS, BUOYS, Navigation Buoys, Lateral Buoys, Port Bifurcation Buoy (a) and Starboard Bifurcation Buoy (a)]. 7 IR [FACC, Annex B, BUT:22]  
STD
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BUOY_TYPE CABLE Indicates the <LOCATION> of submarine cables or the <LOCATION> at which they run on to <LAND>. 8 PR [S57A, Attribute, CATSPM:6] [FACC, Annex B, BUT:109]
STD
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BUOY_TYPE CARDINAL Indicates a quadrant with respect to the <LOCATION> of the <BUOY>; cardinal. It should be passed to the indicated side of the <BUOY>. 9 IR [S57A, Attribute, CATCAM]  
STD
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BUOY_TYPE CAUTION Caution. 10 IR [FACC, Annex B, BUT:85]  
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BUOY_TYPE CHANNEL_CENTRE Indicates the centre of a <WATER_CHANNEL>. 11 IR [FACC, Annex B, BUT:21]  
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BUOY_TYPE CHANNEL_EDGE_GRADIENT Indicates the gradient of the <<TERRAIN_SLOPE>> of the edge of a dredged <WATER_CHANNEL>. 12 IR [S57A, Attribute, CATSPM:35]  
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BUOY_TYPE CLEARING_LINE Indicates a <MARINE_CLEARING_LINE>. 13 IR [S57A, Attribute, CATSPM:41]  
STD
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BUOY_TYPE COMPASS_ADJUSTMENT Compass adjustment. 14 IR [FACC, Annex B, BUT:32]  
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BUOY_TYPE CONTROL Indicates a <REGION> where boating is restricted; control. 15 IR [CANS, BUOYS, SPECIAL BUOYS, Control Buoy, (a)]  
STD
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BUOY_TYPE DAN Serves as a temporary <MARKER> during minesweeping operations to indicate <BOUNDARY>s of swept paths, swept areas, known hazards, and other <LOCATION>s or reference points; dan. 16 IR [FACC, Annex B, BUT:37]  
STD
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BUOY_TYPE DAYBEACON A fixed, unlighted <MARINE_AID_TO_NAVIGATION>, typically consisting of a coloured, lettered sign atop a post; daybeacon. 17 IR [FACC, Annex B, BUT:90]  
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BUOY_TYPE DEGAUSSING_RANGE Indicates a degaussing range. 18 IR [S57A, Attribute, CATSPM:4]  
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BUOY_TYPE DIVING Indicates that diving may take place or be taking place in the vicinity of the <BUOY>. 19 IR [S57A, Attribute, CATSPM:43] [CANS, BUOYS, SPECIAL BUOYS, Diving Buoy, (a)]
STD
2005/06/07
BUOY_TYPE DND_CANADA Maintained by the Canadian DND. 20 IR [CANS, Other Government Aids to Navigation]  

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