pks1702 Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 Following the Cardinal Marks bit of fun here are some more. 14 to answer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbird Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 Well number 13 is a fairway buoy, and number 12 I think may be an isolated danger mark? As to the rest, god knows without referring to my RYA book! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antares_9 Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 god knows without referring to my RYA book! Too late, whilst you were looking it up you've just been chopped in half by a trawl warp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 i have no idea what any of that lot means Jonny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antares_9 Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 I wouldn't worry Jonny, you're not likely to come across any of them on the Bure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senator Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 can't remember 1 but from 4 4 must be something attached to the ground 5 would be a boat at anchor or a boat under 8m showing an all round light 6 is a boat under 50m trawling seen from the front 7 a boat over 50m trawling 8 a fishing vessel with nets stuck have decided I need to swat up on my lights and shapes, could have picked up my book or cards but that would have been cheating so if anyone is going to answer try it without looking them up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senator Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 Would be a bit worried if you couldn't Rod but it does show that even though you would think that most of the Salty bottoms have at some time learnt lights and shapes, the fact that there is no race to answer would say that if not been subjected to them on a regular basis you soon forget. Is there not a picture of your taxi there Rod? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pks1702 Posted May 7, 2010 Author Share Posted May 7, 2010 I will post the answers up this evening to give a bit more time. Item 2 (Image Quiz 14) is not easy as it would potentially not be around for long so all are forgiven for not getting this one. Rod put it this way you would not see it around the Montgomery It is an Emergency Wreck Buoy Once located, wrecks are surveyed to determine whether they are a danger to other vessels. If so the wreck will be marked with buoys to warn shipping of the danger whilst arrangements are made for the wreck to be dispersed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senator Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 Thinking about it 1 and the other shape shown are top shapes for cardinal buoys so 1 is an East and the other a West. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pks1702 Posted May 7, 2010 Author Share Posted May 7, 2010 OK so some of them were not easy but if it keeps you checking it keeps you up to date. Answers by Quiz Image Number 1 - Power Vessel Under way (Bow View) 2 - Hovercraft 50mtrs or more Under way (Bow View) 3 - Sailing Vessel Under way (Bow View) 4 - Towing Vessel less than 50mtrs with tow of more than 200mtrs Under way (Bow View) 5 - Vessel Towing (Day Shape) 6 - Fishing Vessel 50mtrs or more trawling (Bow View) 7 - Fishing Vessel under way (Day Shape) 8 - Vessel Not under command making way (Bow view) 9 - Vessel with restricted ability to manoeuvre (under 50mtrs bow view) 10 - Pilot Vessel on Pilot duty under way (Bow View) 11 - Vessel under 50mtrs at Anchor 12 - Isolated Danger Mark 13 - Safe Water Mark 14 - Emergency Wreck Buoy Baton passed on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 "Vessel Not under command making way (Bow view)" Is that even legal Perrance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senator Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 I always struggled With that one Jim, still do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 Perhaps reserved exclusively for the Mary Celeste Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 Well done that man! I've been scratching my head, trying to imagine what sort of craft, in what situation would warrant this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodall_m1 Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 #11 could be several different things... Rod Lights rarely appear from nowhere, and I usually find that the context in which you see them make them easier to decipher. e.g. #11 could be the stern light of a vessel moving away from you., but could be any single white light, and if close in shore could even be even someone's gate post.. I find the worst thing about navigation lights is when they are between you and the land and that happens to be a major town... Then it can be a case of spotting a weak flashing red light against a background of flashing brake lights. Perry, might No 2 not be better described as a "non displacement vessel probably over 50 metres" as vessels over 50 metres have to show two masthead lights (or whatever you want to call them) but shorter vessels can also have two lights. Since the demise of the SRN4's (now parked in the hovercraft museum on the Solent) these are more likely to be hydrofoils, e.g. the Flying Dolphins that you see out in Greece. Question though, if a planing hull is not a displacement hull, does that mean the a Salty Bottom on the plane is a non-displacement vessel, and should display a flashing yellow? What about to those the high speed catamaran ferries that charge around these days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senator Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 Thanks for that Rod, it really was one I couldn't work out. Not sure that I am brave enough to venture out at night but can see reasons for doing it, especially on the East Coast as we do seem to get a lull in the wind when it gets dark on a lot of occasions, maybe the only way to get the boat back at the end of an excursion without waiting days or even weeks. Hopefully the speed of Clanny combined with the relatively short distances we tend to cover means we dont need to leave at 3 am to catch a tide but I do concede that you never know when things can go wrong and I could find myself out with the flappys, I will be getting the cards out again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbird Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 "Vessel Not under command making way (Bow view)" Is that even legal Perrance? Clearly what I should display when I attempt to moor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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