Buoyage and Light Characteristics Cockpit Card, IALA Region A & B PDF
Fl(2+1)R stops being algebra: every rhythm drawn on a one second ruler, every Region A mark with its body, topmark and light together.
Face one: eleven light characteristics drawn to true time scale, from fixed to Morse A and alternating, plus the chart light decoder (Fl(4)WR.20s21m18M taken apart), sector lights, quick rate boundaries and how to time a period
Face two: the complete IALA Region A system, lateral and preferred channel marks with the reserved (2+1) rhythm, all four cardinals with topmark and clock face logic, isolated danger, safe water, special and the blue and yellow emergency wreck buoy
A buoyed approach chartlet putting the whole system together from safe water mark to harbour mouth
Region B drawn, not footnoted: all four swapped laterals with topmarks and lights, red right returning, everything else identical
Print double sided, laminate for the chart table; A4 and US Letter editions included
Buoyage is a language: colour, shape, topmark and rhythm all say the same thing four ways. This card teaches the grammar once on the rhythm face, then shows every Region A mark speaking it on the other.
Rhythms and marks follow IALA R1001 and standard chart abbreviations, so what you practise on the card is exactly what the chart and the night will show you.
What's inside
Cover with lamination guide and fairway artwork
Card face 1: light characteristics, chart grammar, sectors and timing
Card face 2: IALA Region A buoyage with topmarks, rhythms, the approach chartlet and the Region B laterals
Combined pack PDF plus individual sheet PDFs, each in A4 and US Letter
Who it's for: Day Skipper to Yachtmaster and OOW candidates, night passage crews, and anyone who wants a charted light or a strange buoy to make sense in seconds.
Licence: Personal and classroom use. You may share and repost this content, including commercially. You may not resell the files themselves or sell them on as a standalone product. Copyright remains with Maritime Master Limited.
Printing: Print at 100% double sided and laminate. Colour matters here: red cans, green cones and the wreck buoy's blue are the content.
