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# INT-1 Symbol Reference — Sections P (Lights) and Q (Buoys / Beacons)
## INT-1 Section Q — Buoy Shapes
| Code | Shape | Notes |
|------|-------|-------|
| Q20 | Conical buoy (nun buoy) | Pointed top; IALA Region B = green starboard |
| Q21 | Can buoy (cylindrical) | Flat top; IALA Region B = red port |
| Q22 | Spherical buoy | Ball-shaped |
| Q23 | Pillar buoy | Any superstructure on small platform (lantern, topmark, radar) |
| Q24 | Spar buoy (spindle) | Long thin pole, nearly vertical |
| Q25 | Barrel buoy (tun) | Cask / drum shape |
| Q26 | Major floating light | LANBY / light vessel; large platform with full light structure |
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## INT-1 Section Q — IALA Lateral Marks
### IALA Region A (Europe, Africa, Asia, Australasia)
| Mark | Colour | Shape | Topmark | Light |
|--------------|----------|-------------|------------|--------------|
| Port (left) | Red | Can/Cylinder| Red can | Red: any rhythm |
| Starboard (right) | Green | Conical | Green cone point up | Green: any rhythm |
| Preferred channel to stbd (modified port) | Red + green band | Can | Red can | Fl(2+1)R |
| Preferred channel to port (modified stbd) | Green + red band | Conical | Green cone up | Fl(2+1)G |
### IALA Region B (Americas, Philippines, Japan, South Korea)
| Mark | Colour | Shape | Topmark | Light |
|--------------|----------|-------------|------------|--------------|
| Port (left) | Green | Can/Cylinder| Green can | Green: any rhythm |
| Starboard (right) | Red | Conical | Red cone point up | Red: any rhythm |
| Preferred channel to stbd (modified port) | Green + red band | Can | Green can | Fl(2+1)G |
| Preferred channel to port (modified stbd) | Red + green band | Conical | Red cone up | Fl(2+1)R |
> S-57 attribute CATLAM: 1=port, 2=starboard, 3=preferred channel to stbd, 4=preferred channel to port
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## INT-1 Section Q — Cardinal Marks (IALA, same both regions)
| Mark | Colour (top/bottom) | Topmark | Light | Meaning |
|------------|-----------------------|----------------------|------------------------|---------|
| North (N) | Black over Yellow | 2 cones point UP | VQ or Q (continuous) | Pass to the north |
| East (E) | Black / Yellow / Black| 2 cones base-to-base | VQ(3) 5s or Q(3) 10s | Pass to the east |
| South (S) | Yellow over Black | 2 cones point DOWN | VQ(6)+LFl 10s or Q(6)+LFl 15s | Pass to the south |
| West (W) | Yellow / Black / Yellow| 2 cones point-to-point | VQ(9) 10s or Q(9) 15s | Pass to the west |
> S-57 attribute CATCAM: 1=N, 2=E, 3=S, 4=W
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## INT-1 Section Q — Other Special Marks
### Isolated Danger Mark (S-57 layer: BOYISD / BCNISD)
- Colour: Black with one or more red horizontal bands
- Topmark: 2 black spheres (one above the other)
- Light: Fl(2) White
- Meaning: Isolated danger with navigable water all around
### Safe Water Mark (S-57 layer: BOYSAW)
- Colour: Red and white vertical stripes
- Shape: Spherical, pillar, or spar
- Topmark: Single red sphere
- Light: Iso W, Oc W, LFl W 10s, or Morse "A" (. ―) W
- Meaning: Safe water on all sides (mid-channel, landfall)
### Special Purpose Mark (S-57 layer: BOYSPP)
- Colour: Yellow
- Shape: Any (X topmark optional)
- Light: Yellow, any rhythm not used for other marks
- Meaning: Special feature (traffic separation, spoil ground, cable, military, etc.)
### Emergency Wreck Marking Buoy (IALA / AISM)
- Colour: Blue and yellow vertical stripes (alternating)
- Shape: Pillar or spar
- Topmark: Single upright yellow cross
- Light: Al.Bu.Y 3s (alternating blue and yellow) or VQ(4) Y + VQ(4) Bu
- AIS: AtoN transponder transmitting
- Meaning: Newly discovered dangerous wreck
---
## INT-1 Section P — Light Characters
| Abbreviation | Full name | Description |
|--------------|--------------------|-------------|
| F | Fixed | Continuous steady light |
| Oc | Occulting | Light longer than darkness; Oc(2) = group of 2 eclipses |
| Iso | Isophase | Equal light and dark periods |
| Fl | Flashing | Single flash, dark > light; Fl(3) = group of 3 |
| LFl | Long Flash | Flash ≥ 2 seconds |
| Q | Quick | 5060 flashes/min; Q(6) = group of 6 |
| VQ | Very Quick | 100120 flashes/min |
| UQ | Ultra Quick | ≥ 160 flashes/min |
| Mo | Morse code | Dots and dashes; Mo(A), Mo(U), etc. |
| FFl | Fixed + Flashing | Steady light with superimposed flashes |
| Al | Alternating | Changes colour; Al.WR = alternates White/Red |
### Light Colours
| Code | Colour |
|------|---------|
| W | White |
| R | Red |
| G | Green |
| Bu | Blue |
| Vi | Violet |
| Y | Yellow |
| Or | Orange |
| Am | Amber |
### S-57 LITCHR Numeric Codes (used in ENC data)
| Code | Abbreviation |
|------|-------------|
| 1 | F |
| 2 | Fl |
| 3 | LFl |
| 4 | Q |
| 5 | VQ |
| 6 | UQ |
| 7 | Iso |
| 8 | Oc |
| 9 | IQ (interrupted quick) |
| 10 | IVQ (interrupted very quick) |
| 11 | IUQ (interrupted ultra quick) |
| 12 | Mo |
| 13 | FFl |
| 14 | Fl+LFl |
| 15 | Oc+Fl |
| 25 | Al.Oc |
| 26 | Al.LFl |
| 27 | Al.Fl |
| 28 | Al.Grp |
### S-57 COLOUR Numeric Codes
| Code | Colour |
|------|----------|
| 1 | White (W) |
| 2 | Black (K) |
| 3 | Red (R) |
| 4 | Green (G) |
| 5 | Blue (Bu) |
| 6 | Yellow (Y) |
| 7 | Grey (Gy) |
| 8 | Brown (Br) |
| 9 | Amber (Amb) |
| 10 | Violet (Vi) |
| 11 | Orange (Or) |
| 12 | Magenta (Mg) |
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## INT-1 Section P — Leading Lines / Range Lights
| Code | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| P20.1 | Leading lights / range lights: two lights (front and rear) forming a transit. Solid line on chart = the recommended track. |
| P20.2 | Any two objects in line constitute a transit bearing. |
Leading line light: has the S-57 attribute ORIENT (bearing in True degrees). The backend emits a LDLINE GeoJSON LineString feature projected along that bearing for rendering.