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IALA Buoyage System

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following countries is not a part of IALA Region B?

a)

South America

b)

Australia

c)

Japan

d)

The Carribean

2.

A buoy that indicates the general direction when approaching harbours, channels and waterway from seaward.

a)

Lateral Buoys

b)

Cardinal Buoys

c)

Safe Water Buoys

d)

Special Buoys

3.

What does 11M means in the light description Fl5s10m11M

a)

Elevation

b)

Range

c)

Period

d)

Phase

4.

The distance of horizon refers to

a)

Nominal Range

b)

Luminous Range

c)

Geographical Range

d)

Visibility Range

5.

What type of mark is this?

a)

Starboard lateral mark

b)

Isolated danger mark

c)

Safe water mark

d)

Cardinal mark

6.

What does a safe water mark indicate?

a)

There is safe water all around the mark.

b)

You are about to enter safe water.

c)

You are about to exit safe water.

7.

What type of mark is this?

a)

Safe water mark

b)

Special mark

c)

Isolated danger mark

d)

Lateral mark

8.

What do cardinal marks indicate?

a)

Port or starboard side

b)

Compass direction of the safest water

c)

Danger

d)

Safe water

9.

Quick or very quick flashing white light indicates what buoy?

a)

North Cardinal

b)

West Cardinal

c)

Isolated Danger

d)

Safe Water

10.

The duration of the light is always less than the duration of the darkness is called?

a)

Isophase

b)

Flashing

c)

Alternating

d)

Occulting

11.

What does the image indicates?

a)

Starboard Hand Buoy

b)

Port Hand Buoy

c)

Special Buoy

d)

North Cardinal Buoy

12.

What buoy does the image indicate?

a)

Emergency Wreck Mark

b)

Special Mark

c)

Safe Water Mark

d)

South Cardinal Mark

13.

Which of the following is not a standard buoy shape?

a)

cylindrical

b)

conical

c)

spherical

d)

triangular

14.

Q(9) 15s is the light signal of what buoy?

a)

west cardinal

b)

east cardinal

c)

north cardinal

d)

south cardinal

15.

How many miles of weather conditions a nominal range of light can be seen?

a)

12

b)

10

c)

11

d)

20