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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
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BUOY_TYPE MOORING Used for mooring or securing a <VESSEL> or <SEAPLANE>. 51 IR [CANS, BUOYS, SPECIAL BUOYS, Mooring Buoy, (a)]  
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BUOY_TYPE MOORING_WITH_TELEGRAPH <<<MOORING>>>, where a telegraph is available. 52 IR [FACC, Annex B, BUT:8]  
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BUOY_TYPE MOORING_WITH_TELEPHONE <<<MOORING>>>, where a <TELEPHONE> is available. 53 IR [FACC, Annex B, BUT:9]  
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BUOY_TYPE NAVIGATION_COMM_CONTROL Large and stabilized, supporting navigation, communication, and control. 54 IR [FACC, Annex B, BUT:102]  
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BUOY_TYPE NORTH_CARDINAL Indicates a quadrant bounded by the true bearings north-west and north-east taken from the <LOCATION> of the <BUOY>; north cardinal [CANS, BUOYS, NAVIGATION BUOYS, Cardinal Buoys, North Cardinal Buoy, (a)]. It should be passed to the north side of the <BUOY>. 55 IR [S57A, Attribute, CATCAM:1]  
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BUOY_TYPE NOTICE Supports a notice board or <DISPLAY_SIGN> indicating information to the mariner. 56 IR [S57A, Attribute, CATSPM:18]  
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BUOY_TYPE OBSTRUCTION Indicates a <MARINE_OBSTRUCTION>. 57 IR [FACC, Annex B, BUT:25]  
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BUOY_TYPE ODAS Supports a scientific, meteorological, and/or oceanographic station; Ocean Data Acquisition System (ODAS). 58 IR [CANS, BUOYS, SPECIAL BUOYS, Ocean Data Acquisition System (ODAS) Buoy, (a)] [S57A, Attribute, CATSPM:9]
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BUOY_TYPE OUTER_LANDFALL Indicates a seaward approach to a <HARBOUR>; outer landfall. 59 IR [FACC, Annex B, BUT:11]  
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BUOY_TYPE OUTFALL Indicates the <LOCATION> of an outfall or the <LOCATION> at which it leaves the <LAND>. 60 IR [S57A, Attribute, CATSPM:8]  
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BUOY_TYPE OVERTAKING_PROHIBITED Indicates that overtaking is prohibited. 61 IR [S57A, Attribute, CATSPM:22]  
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BUOY_TYPE PIPELINE Indicates the <LOCATION> of submarine <PIPELINE>s. 62 IR [S57A, Attribute, CATSPM:39]  
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BUOY_TYPE PORT_HAND Indicates the port (left) side of a <WATER_CHANNEL> or the <LOCATION> of a danger that must be kept on the port (left) side of the <VESSEL> when proceeding in the upstream <DIRECTION>; port-hand. 63 IR [CANS, BUOYS, NAVIGATION BUOYS, Lateral Buoys, Port Hand Buoy, (a)]  
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BUOY_TYPE PORT_HAND_LATERAL Indicates the port (left) <BOUNDARY> of a navigational <WATER_CHANNEL> or suggested <WATERBODY_ROUTE> when proceeding in the "conventional direction of buoyage"; port-hand lateral. 64 IR [S57A, Attribute, CATLAM:1] [CANS, BUOYS, NAVIGATION BUOYS, Lateral Buoys, Port Hand Buoy, (a)]
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BUOY_TYPE PREFERRED_CHANNEL_PORT Indicates that the preferred <WATER_CHANNEL> is to the port side. 65 IR [FACC, Annex B, BUT:13]  
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BUOY_TYPE PREFERRED_CHANNEL_STARBOARD Indicates that the preferred <WATER_CHANNEL> is to the starboard side. 66 IR [FACC, Annex B, BUT:14]  
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BUOY_TYPE PRIVATE Privately maintained. 67 IR [S57A, Attribute, CATSPM:13]  
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BUOY_TYPE QUARANTINE Indicates a mooring for <VESSEL>s under quarantine. 68 IR [FACC, Annex B, BUT:28]  
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BUOY_TYPE RECORDING Used to record data for scientific purposes; recording. 69 IR [S57A, Attribute, CATSPM:10]  
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BUOY_TYPE RECREATION_ZONE Indicates a recreation zone. 70 IR [S57A, Attribute, CATSPM:12]  
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BUOY_TYPE REDUCED_WAKE Indicates that <VESSEL>s must not generate excessive wake; reduced wake. 71 IR [S57A, Attribute, CATSPM:24]  
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BUOY_TYPE REFUGE Indicates a place of safety; refuge. 72 IR [S57A, Attribute, CATSPM:44]  
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BUOY_TYPE RSTRCT_HORIZ_CLEARANCE Indicates the minimum horizontal clearance available for passage; restricted horizontal clearance. 73 IR [S57A, Attribute, CATSPM:31]  
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BUOY_TYPE RSTRCT_VERT_CLEARANCE Indicates the minimum vertical clearance available for passage; restricted vertical clearance. 74 IR [S57A, Attribute, CATSPM:29]  
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BUOY_TYPE SAFE_WATER Indicates safe <WATER> in the vicinity of the <BUOY>. 75 IR [FACC, Annex B, BUT:18]  
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BUOY_TYPE SEAPLANE_ANCHORAGE Indicates an <ANCHORAGE> for <SEAPLANE>s. 76 IR [S57A, Attribute, CATSPM:11]  
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BUOY_TYPE SOUND_SHIPS_SIREN Indicates that a <VESSEL> should sound its siren or horn; sound ship's siren. 77 IR [S57A, Attribute, CATSPM:28]  
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BUOY_TYPE SOUTH_CARDINAL Indicates a quadrant bounded by the true bearings south-east and south-west taken from the <LOCATION> of the <BUOY>; south cardinal [CANS, BUOYS, NAVIGATION BUOYS, Cardinal Buoys, South Cardinal Buoy, (a)]. It should be passed to the south side of the <BUOY>. 78 IR [S57A, Attribute, CATCAM:3]  
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BUOY_TYPE SPECIAL_PURPOSE Designed or used for a special purpose. 79 IR [FACC, Annex B, BUT:15]  
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BUOY_TYPE SPEED_LIMIT Indicates that a limit to <<SPEED>> applies. 80 IR [S57A, Attribute, CATSPM:25]  
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BUOY_TYPE SPOIL_GROUND Indicates the <BOUNDARY> of a spoil ground. 81 IR [S57A, Attribute, CATSPM:7]  
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BUOY_TYPE STARBOARD_HAND Indicates the starboard (right) side of a <WATER_CHANNEL> or the <LOCATION> of a danger, which must be kept on the starboard (right) side of the <VESSEL> when proceeding in the upstream <DIRECTION>; starboard-hand. 82 IR [CANS, BUOYS, NAVIGATION BUOYS, Lateral Buoys, Starboard Hand Buoy, (a)]  
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BUOY_TYPE STARBOARD_HAND_LATERAL Indicates the starboard (right) <BOUNDARY> of a navigational <WATER_CHANNEL> or suggested <WATERBODY_ROUTE> when proceeding in the "conventional direction of buoyage"; starboard-hand lateral. 83 IR [S57A, Attribute, CATLAM:2] [CANS, BUOYS, NAVIGATION BUOYS, Lateral Buoys, Starboard Hand Buoy, (a)]
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BUOY_TYPE STOP Indicates the <LOCATION> where the bows of <VESSEL>s must stop when <TRAFFIC_LIGHT>s show red. 84 IR [S57A, Attribute, CATSPM:26]  
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BUOY_TYPE STRONG_CURRENT Warns of strong <WATER_CURRENT>s. 85 IR [S57A, Attribute, CATSPM:32]  
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BUOY_TYPE SWIMMING Indicates the <BOUNDARY> of a <WATERBODY_REGION> in which <HUMAN>s may swim and therefore the movement of <VESSEL>s may be restricted; swimming. 86 IR [CANS, BUOYS, SPECIAL BUOYS, Swimming Buoy, (a)]  
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BUOY_TYPE TANKER Serves both mooring, and fluid transfer to and/or from tanker, functions. 87 IR [FACC, Annex B, BUT:17]  
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BUOY_TYPE TARGET Indicates an <OBJECT> toward which something is directed, including the distinctive marking or instrumentation of a ground point to aid its identification on a photograph; target. 88 IR [S57A, Attribute, CATSPM:2]  
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BUOY_TYPE TELEGRAPH_CABLE Indicates the presence of a telegraph <ELECTRICAL_SIGNAL_CABLE>. 89 IR [FACC, Annex B, BUT:26]  
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BUOY_TYPE TELEPHONE Indicates the presence of a <TELEPHONE>. 90 IR [S57A, Attribute, CATSPM:36]  
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BUOY_TYPE TROT_LINE Anchors one end of a trot-line. 91 IR [FACC, Annex B, BUT:39]  
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BUOY_TYPE TSS Indicates a <WATER_TRAFFIC_SEPARATION_SCHEME>; TSS. 92 IR [S57A, Attribute, CATSPM:19]  
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BUOY_TYPE TWO_WAY_PROHIBITED Indicates a one-way <WATERBODY_ROUTE>; two-way prohibited. 93 IR [S57A, Attribute, CATSPM:23]  
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BUOY_TYPE UNKNOWN_PURPOSE Detailed characteristics and purpose are unknown. 94 IR [S57A, Attribute, CATSPM:52]  
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BUOY_TYPE WARPING Used for mooring and specially laid to assist <VESSEL>s hauling off a quay, jetty, or other <SHORELINE_CONSTRUCTION>; warping. 95 IR [FACC, Annex B, BUT:27]  
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BUOY_TYPE WAVERIDER Loose, tethered, and containing an accelerometer to measure the vertical accelerations of the <BUOY> as it moves with <WATER_WAVE>s; waverider. 97 IR [FACC, Annex B, BUT:100]  
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BUOY_TYPE WAVE_METER Wave <METER>. 96 IR [FACC, Annex B, BUT:101]  
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BUOY_TYPE WEST_CARDINAL Indicates a quadrant bounded by the true bearings south-west and north-west taken from the <LOCATION> of the <BUOY>; west cardinal [CANS, BUOYS, NAVIGATION BUOYS, Cardinal Buoys, West Cardinal Buoy, (a)]. It should be passed to the west side of the <BUOY>. 98 IR [S57A, Attribute, CATCAM:4]  
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BUOY_TYPE WORK_IN_PROGRESS Indicates that work, generally construction, is in progress. 99 IR [S57A, Attribute, CATSPM:51]  
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BUOY_TYPE WRECK Indicates a <MARINE_WRECK>. 100 IR [FACC, Annex B, BUT:24]  

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