Canadian Chart 1 Symbols, Abbreviations and Terms

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Buoys, Beacons - Section Q

Supplementary national symbols

Ref.	IHO Symbology	Description	CHS Symbology
a		Buoy or beacon symbol out of position
b		Starboard hand buoy
c		Port hand buoy
d		Mid-channel buoy, Fairway buoy, Safewater buoy
e		Starboard bifurcation buoy
f		Port bifurcation buoy
g		Junction buoy, Middle ground buoy
h		Anchorage buoy
i		Cautionary buoy
j		Keepout buoy
k		Control Buoy
l		Information buoy
m		Swimming buoy
n		Diving Buoy
o		Hazard buoy
p		Daybeacons -port -starboard -port bifurcation-junction -starboard bifurcation-junction
q		Painted boards with function of leading beacons