South Cardinal Mark

South Cardinal Mark

A cardinal mark is a sea mark or a buoy which is used to indicate the position of a danger or hazardous area. Cardinal marks indicate the direction of safety as a compass direction(north,east,south or west) relative to the mark.

South cardinal mark is set at the southern direction of the danger or hazardous area. The ships should sail through the southern position of this mark.

Features of Cardinal Mark

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
Topmark	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
Character	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

Materials

To meet our customers’ different requirements, the materials to produce the cardinal marks can be different. It can be fiber reinforced plastic(FRP), steel or ultra high molecular weight polyethylene(UHMWPE). All materials used in this product are environmentally friendly. The inner of the buoy is filled with polyurethane closed cell foam.

Main Characteristics

1. Stable performance

2. Excellent large buoyancy

3. High resistance to corrosion

4. Self-colored with high visibility

5. Lightweight for easy deployment

6. Environmentally friendly

7. Low maintenance

8. Good abrasion resistance to water, oil, chemical etc.

9. Excellent impact resistance

10. Long Serice Life

Sizes

The diameter of the navigation marks is changeable, which depends on the specific needs of customers. It can be 0.6m, 0.8m, 1.2m, 1.5m, 1.8m, 2.1m, 2.4m, 3m, 3.5m etc.

Standard or Certificate

The cardinal marks comply with the standard of International Association of Lighthouse Authorities(IALA).

We can also supply other certificates required such as CCS, ISO etc..

Packing or Shipping

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

Our Services

Our company is a at least 7 years experienced supplier in marine equipment. We’ve got high reputation from our customers from all over the world.

Our company aims to provide the best service to meet out customer’s special requirements. If you face any problem about the products, please feel free to contact us. No matter the problem is before you buy our products or after. We’ll try our best to help you solve the problem.

For us, customer’s satisfaction with our products and service is the most important.

South Cardinal Mark

Diagram of Cardinal Marks