East Cardinal Mark

East Cardinal Mark

A cardinal mark is a sea mark used in maritime pilotage to indicate the position of a hazard and the direction of safe water.

Cardinal mark is settled in the four quadrants(north, east, south and west) which makes the dangerous or hazardous area as its center, namely, northwest~northeast, the northeast~southeast, southeast~southwest, southwest~northwest, respectively marking that the mark’s side of the same name is navigable waters. Cardinal mark can be also settled on the fairway turn, branch confluence or shallow end.

East cardinal mark is set at the eastern direction of the dangers or hazardous area. Ships should sail in the east of the subject.

Specifications

Buoy body diameter: 1.8m.

Buoying Depth:5~70mm

Free Board:700mm

Focal Plane Height:3031mm

Net Weight:1748kg

Height:5034mm

Reserve Buoyancy:1500kg

Main Characteristics

1. Made of UHMWPE material

2. No need painting, maintenance free

3. Environmentally friendly

4. Long service life

5. Excellent impact resistance

6. Self-lubrication

7. Light weight for easy deployment

8. Stable performance

Application

One type of aids to navigation, applicable to river, sea, port or other waters to help ships sail more safely on the sea.

Materials

This mark is made from UHMWPE material with polyurethane closed cell foam filled inner side of the buoy.

Standard or Certificate

IALA, CCS, ISO

Packing or Shipping

Standard seaworthy package or as customer required. Short delivery after payment is made.

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Features of Cardinal Marks

Feature	North Cardinal Mark	East Cardinal Mark	South Cardinal Mark	West Cardinal Mark
Color	Black up, yellow down	Black, with a yellow platband in the middle	Yellow up, Black down	Yellow, with a black platband in the middle
Shape	Column, or bar shape with a topmark
Topmark	Two cones vertically set up and down
	The direction of wo conical top-marks both points up	The direction of two conical top-marks pionts away from each other	The direction of two conical top-marks points down	The direction of two conical top-marks points towards each other
Character	White light, continous faster flash	White light, continous faster flash 3 times, every 5 seconds	White light, contimous faster flash 6 times plus a long flash, every 10 seconds	White light, contimous faster flash 9 times, every 10 seconds
	White light, continous fast flash	White light, continous flash 3 times, every 10 seconds	White light, contimous fast flash 6 times plus one long flash, every 15 seconds	White light, continous fast flash 9 times, every 15seconds

Diagram of Cardinal Marks