SevenCs WMS ChartServer

Version 5.0

API – Standard WMS and Extended Capabilities

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Preface
This document is aimed at users who are going to integrate ChartWorld Web Map Service (WMS)
into their operations. It gives an overview of the API, i.e. the standard WMS parameters, the
proprietary parameters, and the extended capabilities.

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#Configuration file
Version 1.0
screenW 1024
screenH 768

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Preface ........................................................................................................................ iii

Document Conventions .................................................................................................. iii

1 Using ChartWorld WMS ....................................................................................... 1

1.1 GetCapabilities ................................................................................................. 2
1.2 GetMap ............................................................................................................ 3
1.3 GetFeatureInfo ................................................................................................. 5
1.4 Extended Capabilities ....................................................................................... 6
1.4.1 Value Chart Settings ................................................................................................. 6
1.4.2 On/Off Chart Settings ............................................................................................... 8
1.4.3 Object Filtering ....................................................................................................... 10

Annex E – S-57 Object Token ....................................................................................... 11

Annex F – ENC Legend ................................................................................................. 14

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1 Using ChartWorld WMS

Alongside the standard WMS parameters, ChartWorld WMS also makes use of the so-called
‘Extended Capabilities’ which the WMS standard allows. In the following chapters you find a
description of the standard WMS request types and parameters and a detailed description of the
proprietary request types and parameters.
The following WMS request types are supported:
• GetCapabilities (WMS)
• GetMap (WMS)
• GetFeatureInfo (WMS)

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1.1 GetCapabilities

WMS Parameter Value Remark

SERVICE WMS Service which is supported by WMS ChartServer
VERSION 1.1.1 or 1.3.0 WMS version which is supported by WMS
ChartServer
REQUEST GetCapabilities
Example:
https://wms.sevencs.com//?VERSION=1.3.0&REQUEST=GetCapabilities

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1.2 GetMap

WMS Parameter Value Remark

VERSION 1.1.1 or 1.3.0 WMS version supported
REQUEST GetMap
LAYERS ENC Electronic Navigational Charts 2.0
IENC Inland ENC 2.3
AML_CLB, AML_ESB, Advanced Military Layers 1,0 and 2.1
AML_LBO, AML_MFF
AML_RAL, AML_SBO
AML_3 Advanced Military Layers 3.0
DNC Digital Nautical Chart
VMAP0 Vector Map Level 0
VMAP1 Vector Map Level 1
ARINC ARINC Aviation Charts
DTED Digital Terrain Elevation Data
NENC Navionics ENC

SRS (1.1.1) AUTO:42001 (1.1.1) Universal Transverse Mercator

CRS (1.3.0) AUTO2:42001 (1.3.0)
AUTO:42002 (1.1.1) Transverse Mercator
AUTO2:42002 (1.3.0)
AUTO:42003 (1.1.1) Orthographic
AUTO2:42003 (1.3.0)
AUTO:42004 (1.1.1) Equirectangular
AUTO2:42004 (1.3.0)
AUTO2:7CS01 Gnomonic (SevenCs proprietary)
AUTO2:7CS02 Stereographic (SevenCs proprietary)
AUTO2:7CS03 Azimuthal equidistant (SevenCs proprietary)
EPSG:3395 WGS 84 / World-Mercator
EPSG:3857 WGS 84 / Pseudo-Mercator
EPSG:4087 WGS 84 / World Equidistant Cylindrical
EPSG:4326 WGS 84
EPSG:23028 ED50 / UTM zone 28N
| |
EPSG:23038 ED50 / UTM zone 38N

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EPSG:25828 ETRS89 / UTM zone 28N

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EPSG:25838 ETRS89 / UTM zone 38N
EPSG:32601 WGS 84 / UTM zone 1N
| |
EPSG:32660 WGS 84 / UTM zone 60N
EPSG:32661 WGS84 / UPS North
EPSG:32701 WGS 84 / UTM zone 1S
| |
EPSG:32760 WGS 84 / UTM zone 60S
EPSG:32761 WGS84 / UPS South
BBOX x ll, y-ll, x-ur, y-ur Bounding-box corners (lower left, upper right) in
CRS units, comma-separated (see below).
WIDTH,HEIGHT width, height Width and height of chart image in pixels.
FORMAT png, jpg, tiff Depends on installed Qt version and plug-ins
The order of coordinates in the BBOX parameter is ‘min east, min north, max east, max north’ in
meters, with one exception. In the case of WMS 1.3.0 and CRS=EPSG:4326 (WGS-84) the parameter
order is ‘min lat, min lon, max lat, max lon’.
Example:
https://wms.sevencs.com/?SERVICE=WMS&VERSION=1.3.0&REQUEST=GetMap&LAYERS=ENC&C
RS=EPSG:3857&WIDTH=1400&HEIGHT=800&BBOX=-8251945,4917810,-
8197293,4950105&FORMAT=image/png

Optional parameters:

WMS Parameter Value Remark

BGCOLOR Colour value Hexadecimal red-green-blue colour value for the
background colour (default=0xFFFFFF).
TRANSPARENT True or false Default is true, i.e. the background is transparent.
If set to false, BGCOLOR will be used instead.
STYLES userdef Merges the user-defined look-up tables

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1.3 GetFeatureInfo

WMS Parameter Value Remark

VERSION 1.1.1 or 1.3.0 WMS version which is supported by WMS
ChartServer
REQUEST GetFeatureInfo
LAYERS see GetMap
CRS see GetMap
BBOX See GetMap
WIDTH,HEIGHT See GetMap
QUERY_LAYERS See GetMap LAYERS
I Pixel column Horizontal coordinate in pixels
J Pixel row Vertical coordinate in pixels
INFO_FORMAT text/xml Return format
text/html
text/plain

Example:
https://wms.sevencs.com/?SERVICE=WMS&VERSION=1.3.0&REQUEST=GetFeatureInfo&LAYERS=
ENC&QUERY_LAYERS=ENC&CRS=EPSG:3857&I=100&J=100&WIDTH=1400&HEIGHT=800&BBOX=-
8251945,4917810,-8197293,4950105&INFO_FORMAT=text/xml

Example output:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<PicReport i="100" j="100" lat="40.54905" lon="-74.09327">
<Feature Name="Depth Area" Cell="US4NY1AM.000" Token="DEPARE" GeoType="Area"
Type="Geo">
<Attribute Name="Depth range value 1 (shoalest value)" Value="0"
Token="DRVAL1"/>
<Attribute Name="Depth range value 2 (deepest value)" Value="1.8"
Token="DRVAL2"/>
</Feature>
<Feature Name="Navigation Line" Cell="US4NY1AM.000" Token="NAVLNE" GeoType="Line"
Type="Geo">
<Attribute Name="Category of Navigation Line" Value="3" Token="CATNAV"
ValueName="leading line bearing a recommended track"/>
<Attribute Name="Orientation" Value="305" Token="ORIENT"/>
<Attribute Name="Scale minimum" Value="179999" Token="SCAMIN"/>
<Attribute Name="Source date" Value="20120508" Token="SORDAT"/>
<Attribute Name="Source indication" Value="US,US,reprt,1stCGD,LNM 19/12"
Token="SORIND"/>
</Feature>
</PicReport>

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1.4 Extended Capabilities

To configure the content of the chart display, proprietary parameters have been introduced.

WMS Parameter Value Remark

CSVALUE Comma-separated list of Settings for chart values (see below)
values
CSBOOL bit mask (hex) Switches for chart settings (see below)
OBJECT Comma-separated list of A list of tokens is given in the Annex
S-57 object tokens

OBJECTGROUP name of user-defined Object groups can be customer-defined

object group Please contact SevenCs Support.
OBJECTFILTERNEGATION true/false Defines whether the object-filters OBJECT
and OBJECTGROUP must be negated

1.4.1 Value Chart Settings

Chart settings depending on values can be defined by means of the CSVALUE parameter.

No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Safety Shallow Deep Safety Symbol Display Color Text Shallow Deep Layer
Contour Contour Contour Depth Set Category Scheme Scale Sounding Sounding Strategy
Scale Scale

Type value value value value enum enum enum value value value enum

S-52 SymbolSet: S-52 DisplayCategory: S-52 ColorScheme: Layer Strategy:

• Traditional = 1 • Base = 1 • Day = 1 • Layer by Layer=0
• Simplified = 2 • Standard = 2 • Dusk = 2 • Combined=1
• Other (all) = 3 • Night = 3

The three scale values define the scale at which the respective chart objects will be displayed. For
instance, the value 1,000,000 for Text means that text is only displayed at scales larger than
1:1,000,000, i.e. the user has to zoom in on a greater scale than this.
The layer strategy defines how layers are handled if more than one layer is defined
Examples: CSVALUE=10,5,20,10,1,2,1,500000,100000,200000,1 will set all values
CSVALUE=,,,,,3 will set only the display category; all other values are default

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Safety Contour
Shallow Contour
Deep Contour

Safety Depth Defines the limit of shallow soundings (black) and deep soundings (grey)
Symbol Set Simplified or traditional (paper chart) symbolization of buoys, beacons and
navigational-area boundaries
Display Category S-52 Display Category: Base, Standard or Other (Base = minimum, other = all
chart objects)
Color Scheme S-52 Colour Scheme (Day, Dusk or Night)
Text Scale Minimum scale values for text, shallow soundings, and deep soundings
Sounding Scale

Example 1 (Safety values):

https://wms.sevencs.com/?SERVICE=WMS&VERSION=1.3.0&REQUEST=GetMap&LAYERS=ENC&C
RS=EPSG:3857&CSVALUE=5,2,10&WIDTH=1400&HEIGHT=800&BBOX=-8251945,4917810,-
8197293,4950105&FORMAT=image/png
Example 2 (Show all chart objects)
https://wms.sevencs.com/?SERVICE=WMS&VERSION=1.3.0&REQUEST=GetMap&LAYERS=ENC&C
RS=EPSG:3857&CSVALUE=,,,,,3&WIDTH=1400&HEIGHT=800&BBOX=-8251945,4917810,-
8197293,4950105&FORMAT=image/png

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1.4.2 On/Off Chart Settings

The display of the following chart objects can be switched on and off by means of the parameter
CSBOOL.

No Setting Description
1 Lights Light flare and light sectors
2 Text Chart-object names, e.g. of cities, land regions, sea areas,
navigational aids
3 Symbol fail Indication of ‘symbol fails’ (a case of a symbol failing), i.e.
missing information for use of symbols
4 Shallow Pattern Shallow waters will be indicated by a special pattern
5 Overscale Indication (straight-line pattern) if display scale is bigger
than chart-compilation scale
6 Info Points Indication (magenta ‘i’) of chart objects which contain
additional information
7 Grid Chart Grid (only supported for rectangular chart
projections)
8 Shallow Spot soundings shallower than the defined safety depth
Soundings
9 Deep Soundings Spot soundings deeper than the defined safety depth
10 Two Shades Depth areas will only be displayed by two colours, i.e. dark
blue (unsafe) and white (safe)
11 Grey Shades The entire chart image will be converted to grey shades
12 Chart SCAMIN SCAMIN of the chart objects will be taken into account
13 Auto SCAMIN SCAMIN will be applied automatically
14 Chart Chart boundaries of charts loaded (grey lines) and available
boundaries: charts of better usage or bigger scale (magenta lines)
15 Contour Labels Labels of depth contours (Display category has to be set to
‘All’, to display depth contours)
16 National Text Chart-object names encoded with non-Latin- alphabet
characters will be displayed

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Example CSBOOL=4183:
Show Lights (1) + ShowText (2) + Show Shallow Soundings (8) + Show Deep Soundings (9) + Show
Contour Labels (15)
No 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Pow 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
Bin 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Dec 214 28 27 26 21 20
Dec 32768 16384 8192 4096 2048 1024 512 256 128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1
Hex 8000 4000 2000 1000 800 400 200 100 80 40 20 10 8 4 2 1
Hex 4183

Note:
Trying to make a switchover between ‘show text’, ‘show shallow soundings’ and ‘show deep
soundings’ may have no effect; what decides this is the defined scale, i.e. the 8th, 9th or 10th value
of the CSVALUE parameter. The S-52 display category (6th CSVALUE) has a higher order than the
CSBOOL values. For instance, soundings will not be shown if the display category is not ‘ALL’.

Example:
https://wms.sevencs.com/?SERVICE=WMS&VERSION=1.3.0&REQUEST=GetMap&LAYERS=ENC&C
RS=EPSG:3857&CSBOOL=4183&WIDTH=1400&HEIGHT=800&BBOX=-8251945,4917810,-
8197293,4950105&FORMAT=image/png

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1.4.3 Object Filtering

The parameters OBJECT and OBJECTGROUP can be used in order to only show certain objects
within a chart. With regard to the parameter OBJECT, the objects are defined as a comma-
separated list of the object tokens in the request string. A list of the ENC object tokens can be found
in the Annex
Examples: OBJECT=SOUNDG will only draw soundings

Note:
The filter is applied to all charts loaded. If a large-scale, more detailed and accurate chart is drawn
on top of a small scale chart, the objects of both charts will be drawn. This may lead to multiple
symbols or lines, if the filled areas of the large-scale chart covering the smaller-scale chart are not
drawn.
The use of the filter does not disable the display settings, e.g. display category or SCAMIN.
Therefore, it is advised to switch to display category ‘Other’ when using the filter.

If all objects must be displayed, except some defined objects, the parameter
OBJECTFILTERNEGATION can be used. In that case, all objects are displayed, except the ones
defined using the parameter OBJECT (and, if also used, OBJECTGROUP).
Example: OBJECT=LNDARE,M_COVR&OBJECTFILTERNEGATION=TRUE will display all objects
except land areas and chart boundaries, e.g. to overlay a satellite image.
https://wms.sevencs.com/?SERVICE=WMS&VERSION=1.3.0&REQUEST=GetMap&LAYERS=ENC&C
RS=EPSG:3857&OBJECT=LNDARE,M_COVR&OBJECTFILTERNEGATION=TRUE&WIDTH=1400&HEIG
HT=800&BBOX=-8251945,4917810,-8197293,4950105&FORMAT=image/png

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Annex A – S-57 Object Token

Object Token Object Token
Administration area ADMARE Magnetic variation MAGVAR
Airport / airfield AIRARE Marine farm/culture MARCUL
Anchor berth ACHBRT Military practice area MIPARE
Anchorage area ACHARE Mooring/warping facility MORFAC
Archipelagic Sea Lane ARCSLN Navigation line NAVLNE
Archipelagic Sea Lane Axis ASLXIS Obstruction OBSTRN
Beacon, cardinal BCNCAR Offshore platform OFSPLF
Beacon, isolated danger BCNISD Offshore production area OSPARE
Beacon, lateral BCNLAT Oil barrier OILBAR
Beacon, safe water BCNSAW Pile PILPNT
Beacon, special purpose BCNSPP Pilot boarding place PILBOP
Berth BERTHS Pipeline area PIPARE
Bridge BRIDGE Pipeline, overhead PIPOHD
Building, single BUISGL Pipeline, submarine/on land PIPSOL
Built-up area BUAARE Pontoon PONTON
Buoy, cardinal BOYCAR Precautionary area PRCARE
Buoy, installation BOYINB Production / storage area PRDARE
Buoy, isolated danger BOYISD Pylon/bridge support PYLONS
Buoy, lateral BOYLAT Radar line RADLNE
Buoy, safe water BOYSAW Radar range RADRNG
Buoy, special purpose BOYSPP Radar reflector RADRFL
Cable area CBLARE Radar station RADSTA
Cable, overhead CBLOHD Radar transponder beacon RTPBCN
Cable, submarine CBLSUB Radio calling-in point RDOCAL
Canal CANALS Radio station RDOSTA
Cargo transshipment area CTSARE Railway RAILWY
Causeway CAUSWY Rapids RAPIDS
Caution area CTNARE Recommended route centreline RCRTCL
Checkpoint CHKPNT Recommended track RECTRC
Coastguard station CGUSTA Recommended Traffic Lane Part RCTLPT
Coastline COALNE Rescue station RSCSTA

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Contiguous zone CONZNE Restricted area RESARE

Continental shelf area COSARE Retro-reflector RETRFL
Control point CTRPNT River RIVERS
Conveyor CONVYR Road ROADWY
Crane CRANES Runway RUNWAY
Current – non-gravitational CURENT Sand waves SNDWAV
Custom zone CUSZNE Sea area / named water area SEAARE
Dam DAMCON Seabed area SBDARE
Daymark DAYMAR Sea-plane landing area SPLARE
Deep-water route centreline DWRTCL Shoreline Construction SLCONS
Deep-water route part DWRTPT Signal station, traffic SISTAT
Depth area DEPARE Signal station, warning SISTAW
Depth contour DEPCNT Silo / tank SILTNK
Distance mark DISMAR Slope topline SLOTOP
Dock area DOCARE Sloping ground SLOGRD
Dredged area DRGARE Small craft facility SMCFAC
Dry dock DRYDOC Sounding SOUNDG
Dumping ground DMPGRD Spring SPRING
Dyke DYKCON Straight territorial sea baseline STSLNE
Exclusive Economic Zone EXEZNE Submarine transit lane SUBTLN
Fairway FAIRWY Swept Area SWPARE
Fence/wall FNCLNE Territorial sea area TESARE
Ferry route FERYRT Tidal stream - harmonic prediction TS_PRH
Fishery zone FSHZNE Tidal stream - non-harmonic prediction TS_PNH
Fishing facility FSHFAC Tidal stream - time series TS_TIS
Fishing ground FSHGRD Tidal stream panel data TS_PAD
Floating dock FLODOC Tide - harmonic prediction T_HMON
Fog signal FOGSIG Tide - non-harmonic prediction T_NHMN
Fortified structure FORSTC Tide - time series T_TIMS
Free port area FRPARE Tideway TIDEWY
Gate GATCON Top mark TOPMAR
Gridiron GRIDRN Traffic Separation Line TSELNE
Harbour area HRBARE Traffic Separation Scheme Boundary TSSBND
Harbour facility HRBFAC Traffic Separation Scheme Crossing TSSCRS

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Hulk HULKES Traffic Separation Scheme Lane Part TSSLPT

Ice area ICEARE Traffic Separation Scheme Roundabout TSSRON
Incineration area ICNARE Traffic Separation Zone TSEZNE
Inshore traffic zone ISTZNE Tunnel TUNNEL
Lake LAKARE Two-way route part TWRTPT
Land area LNDARE Underwater rock / awash rock UWTROC
Land elevation LNDELV Unsurveyed area UNSARE
Land region LNDRGN Vegetation VEGATN
Landmark LNDMRK Water turbulence WATTUR
Light LIGHTS Waterfall WATFAL
Light float LITFLT Weed/Kelp WEDKLP
Light vessel LITVES Wreck WRECKS
Local magnetic anomaly LOCMAG
Lock basin LOKBSN
Log pond LOGPON

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Annex B – ENC Legend

Depths, Tides, Currents

Dredged area Soundings

Unsurveyed area Depths areas

Safety contour Tidal stream (ebb stream)

Tidal stream (flood stream)

Buildings

Bridge Overhead cable

Railway Road

Tunnel Built-up area (town, city, etc.)

Production/storage area Airport, airfield

Natural Shapes, Coastlines

Coastline (marshy shore) Coastline

Lake area Sloping ground (dunes, hills)

Slope topline Land elevation

Vegetation (general) Vegetation (grassland)

Vegetation (mangrove) Vegetation (mixed)

Shipping Routes, Radar, Seabed

Navigational line/recommended
Ferry route
track
Navigational line
Recommended track
(as transit, clearing line)

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Traffic Separation Scheme

Traffic Separation Scheme
(Lane Part)

Traffic Separation Scheme Traffic Separation Scheme

(Boundary) (Separation Zone)

Deep-water route Deep-water route centreline

Inshore Traffic Zone

Radar line Seabed area (nature of seabed)

Offshore

Submarine cable Cable area

Pipeline

Areas, Boundaries

Restricted area
Restricted area (fishing prohibited)
(anchoring prohibited)

Restricted area (nature reserve) Military practice area

Restricted area (entry prohibited) Cargo transshipment area

Caution area Dumping ground

Maritime jurisdiction boundaries and

limits (national territory, territorial sea, Anchorage area
Exclusive Economic Zone)
Restricted area (dredging
Precautionary area
prohibited)
Administration area (national
Submarine transit lane
boundary)

Constructions, Ports

Pontoon River/canal

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Dam Floating dock

Dyke Lock basin

Shoreline construction Shoreline construction (pier)

Landmarks

Temple Mosque Church, chapel

Single building (custom

Cairn Cemetery
office, harbour master, etc.)
Daymark (coloured or
Chimney Crane
white mark)

Column Radio, television mast Mast

Pylon (power transmission, Flare stack

telephone, telegraph) (on land)

Quarry Tank farm Notice mark

Production area
Refinery area
(timber yard)
Silo, tank
Radar scanner Silo, tank
(silo in general)
Fortified structure
Dish aerial Dome
(castle, fort)

Water tower Tower Radio, television tower

Production area
Wind motor Windmill
(wind farm)

Flagstaff
Sloping ground
(flagpole)

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Obstructions
Underwater rock (always Underwater rock Underwater rock
under water) (awash) (covers and uncovers)
Underwater rock as
Underwater rock of isolated danger (if
Obstruction
known depth shallower than safety
contour)
Obstruction Obstruction Obstruction of known
(foul ground) (always dry) depth
Obstruction as isolated
Non-dangerous wreck
danger (if shallower than Dangerous wreck
(always under water)
safety contour)
Wreck showing any
Wreck of known depth
Wreck of known depth portion of hull or
(swept by wire drag)
superstructure
Wreck as isolated danger
(if shallower than safety contour)

Point Symbols A

Small craft facility or

Signal station Coastguard station
yacht harbour, marina
Caisson, flood barrage
Lock gate gate, dyke gate Bridge

Coast radar station

Fishing harbour Rescue station

Built-up area (city, town,

RoRo-terminal Airport, airfield
etc.)
Spring

Point Symbols B

Fog signal Radar reflector Pile

Anchorage area Anchor berth Caution area

Radar transponder
Berth (with name) Pilot boarding place
beacon

Deviation dolphin Land area Mooring facility

Point symbol with Fishing facility (fish

Offshore platform
additional information trap)

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Fishing facility (fishing

Fishing facility Marine farm/culture
stake)

Distance mark Hulk Retro reflector

Weed / kelp Sand waves Water turbulence

Navigational Aids

Direction of Buoyage

Beacon (unknown shape)

Buoy (unknown shape)

Mooring Buoys

Shape: barrel (ton); colour: yellow, black, unknown

Shape: super-buoy; colour: yellow, black, unknown

Shape: can (cylindrical); colour: yellow, black, unknown

Beacons and Buoys

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Beacons (1 - 3) and Buoys (4 - 10): colour: unknown
1: Shape: stake pole
2: Shape: lattice beacon
3: Shape: beacon tower
4: Shape: spar (spindle)
5: Shape: can (cylindrical)
6: Shape: conical
7: Shape: pillar
8: Shape: spherical

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9: Shape: barrel (ton)

10: Shape: super-buoy

East Cardinal Marks

1 2 3 4 5 6
East cardinal marks (4, 5, 6: lighted marks):
Colour: black, yellow, black
Topmark: two cones, base to base
Lights: white

North Cardinal Marks

1 2 3 4 5 6
North cardinal marks (4, 5, 6: lighted marks):
Colour: black, yellow
Topmark: two cones, points upward
Lights: white

South Cardinal Marks

1 2 3 4 5 6
South cardinal marks (4, 5, 6: lighted marks):
Colour: yellow, black
Topmark: two cones, points downward
Lights: white

West Cardinal Marks

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1 2 3 4 5 6
West cardinal marks (4, 5, 6: lighted marks):
Colour: yellow, black, yellow
Topmark: two cones, point to point
Lights: white

Isolated Danger Marks

1 2 3 4 5 6
Isolated danger marks (4, 5, 6: lighted marks):
Colour: black, red, black
Topmark: two black spheres
Lights: white

Starboard-Hand Lateral Marks

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Starboard-hand lateral marks (5, 6, 10: with topmark, 6, 7, 8: lighted, 9: starboard-hand withy):
Colour: green
Topmark: 5, 6: cone point up, 10: besom point up
Lights: green

Port-Hand Lateral Marks

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Port-hand lateral marks (5, 6, 10: with topmark, 6, 7, 8: lighted, 9: port-hand withy):

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Colour: red
Topmark: 5, 6: cylinder (can)
10: besom point down

Preferred Channel to Starboard

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Preferred channel to starboard (5, 6: with topmark, 6, 7, 8: lighted):
Colour: red, green, red
Topmark: cylinder (can)
Lights: red

Preferred Channel to Port

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Preferred channel to port (5, 6: with topmark, 6, 7, 8: lighted):
Colour: green, red, green
Topmark: cone point up
Lights: green

Safe-Water Marks

1 2 3 4 5 6
Safe-water marks (5, 6, 7: lighted marks):
Colour: red, white
Topmark: red sphere
Lights: white

Special-Purpose Marks

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Special-purpose marks (7, 8, 9: lighted and with topmark):
Colour: yellow
Topmark: yellow x-shaped cross
Lights: yellow

Lights Symbols

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Carried by a landmark or non floating object:
1 Colour unknown
2 Colour red
3 Colour green
4 Colour yellow or white
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Carried by a floating object or if used as leading light:
1 Colour unknown
2 Colour red
3 Colour green
4 Colour yellow or white
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1 Strip light
2 Spotlight

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3 Floodlight
4 Light-float
5 Light-vessel
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Lights with light characteristics (examples)

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Sector lights
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Leading lights

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