Why is it different than IALA?
What the small and yellow squares and triangles in the marks means?
Thanks.
2007-10-11 10:33:18 · 6 answers · asked by RR 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Boats & Boating
Thanks all. Landfall are you talking about the small yellow squares and triangles or the triangle and square daymarks?? It is very confusing for a foreigner to understand the ICW. I'm only used to IALA B.
2007-10-11 12:51:06 · update #1
an easy way to use the triangles and squares is: Think of the squares as flat like the beach, keep them to beach or ocean side, think of triangles as like mountains and keep them to the landmass side. It is crude and simple but works. Most importantly keep your chart and tide tables handy, monitor the vhf for traffic, weather and safety broadcast, watch out for oncoming and passing traffic, be careful of manatees and dolphins, watch for debris, crabtraps, read your guidebooks, and by the way, relax and enjoy the trip. The ICW is a very nice trip if you do not let a schedule ruin your fun.
2007-10-11 12:07:09 · answer #1 · answered by landfall43 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The US is on the IALA "B" system along with other countries. The yellow squares and triangles represent the marks for the ICW route. The triangles represent red nun buoys and the squares stand for green can buoys, no matter what color or shape buoy you see them on when transiting the ICW.
2007-10-11 18:00:04 · answer #2 · answered by tom 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
er, maybe they've changed things since I ran the Ditch, but back in the day.......
in North and South America, red buoys are left to the right side of the ship., "the Red Right Returning from the Sea" rhyme.
The ICW is set up so that red buoys are on the right as you run south.
The ICW many times crosses other channels.....so that you can tell ICW markers from "regular" channel markers the ICW buoys have the yellow triangle or square on the markers.
Hope this helps.
2007-10-12 08:11:08 · answer #3 · answered by yankee_sailor 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
just remember when in the ICW "Triangles Right South".
if the yellow triangle is on your right you are heading south.
it does not matter if it is on a red or green marker, if yellow triangle is on your right you are heading south.
2007-10-11 20:32:37 · answer #4 · answered by tkcygan 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It depends where you are. In America, for instance the buoys used to mark a channel are the opposite way round to the rest of the world.
2007-10-11 17:41:33 · answer #5 · answered by andy in greece 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Above are good. Just remember "Red, right, returning". When you coming back in from the ocean the Red buoy is on your right. It easy to figure out as you stay between them. But, at night it good to know, red, right, returning. There are numbers, but, unless you have Navigation charts they not do much help.
2007-10-11 18:06:11 · answer #6 · answered by Snaglefritz 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋