ROR AND BUOYAGE ELEMENTRY KNOWLEDGE
TASK NO – 2.4
TASK- ROR AND
BUOYAGE ELEMENTRY KNOWLEDGE
AIM: TO
UNDERSTAND RULES OF THE ROAD (ROR) & BUOYAGES.
TO UNDERSTAND PARTS OF ROR
TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO COMPLY WITH THE ROR AND
BUOYAGES.
TO UNDERSTAND HOW THE BUOYAGES ARE PLACED.
TO UNDERSTAND WHEN AND HOW TO USE ROR AND
BUOYAGES.
REQUIREMENTS
FOR PERFORMING THE TASK– GSK TEXT BOOK PART 2
BOOK OF ROR AND BUOYAGES
VIDEOS OF ROR AND BUOYAGES..
DESCRIPTION
OF RULES OF THE ROAD:
1) RULES OF THE ROADS
THERE ARE FIVE PARTS IN ROR. THOSE ARE
PART A – GENERAL
PART B – STEERING AND SAILING RULES
PART C- LIGHTS AND SHAPES
PART D- SOUND AND LIGHT SIGNALS
PART E- EXEMPTIONS.
THERE ARE TOTAL 38 RULES WHICH ARE DIVIDED IN
ABOVE 5 PARTS
PART A – RULE NO 1 TO 3
PART B – RULE NO 04 TO 10 (SECTION 1)
PART B – RULE NO 11 TO 18 (SECTION 2)
PART B- RULE NO 19 (SECTION 3)
SECTION 1: IN ANY CONDITION OF OF VISIBILITY
SECTION 2: WHEN VESSELS ARE IN SIGHT OF ONE
ANOTHER
SECTION 3: RESTRICTED VISIBILTY
PART C: RULE 20 TO 31
PART D: RULE NO 32 TO 37
PART E: RULE NO 38
DESCRIPTION OF BUOYAGES
BUOYAGES ARE
USED IN CHANNELS WHEN SHIP IS APPROACHING THE PORT, RIVER ETC.
BUOYAGES ARE
USED TO INDICATE THE NAVIGABLE WATER OR DANGER
THE
ASSOCIATION WHICH LOOKS AFTER THE BUOYAGES IS KNOWN AS
IALA – INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LIGHT HOUSE
AUTHORITIES
WORLD IS DIVIDED IN TWO REGIONS, AS REGION” A
“AND” B “
TYPES OF
BUOYAGES
A) LATERAL SYSTEM:
IN REGION
A – RED CAN PILLAR OR SPAR ON PORT SIDE, AT NIGHT IT WILL SHOW RED LIGHT
GREEN CONICAL BUOY ON STARBOARD SIDE. WITH
GREEN COLOR LIGHT AT NIGHT.
B) CARDINAL
MARKS –
IT INDICATES
THE DEEPEST WATER IN THE AREA ON THE NAMED SIDE OF THE MARK.
THESE ARE IN PILLAR OR SPAR SHAPE IN
COMBINATION OF BLACK & YELLOW COLOR, HAVING TWO CONICAL BLACK SHAPED TOP
MARKS.
IT SHOWS WHITE QUICK OR VERY QUICK FLASHING
LIGHTS.
C) ISOLATED
DANGER MARK:
DANGER IS
ISOLATED BY THE MARK AND IT IS SITUATED ON DANGER ITSELF
IT IS THE
PILLAR AND SPAR SHAPE HAVING TWO BLACK BALLS AS TOP MARKS
AT NIGHT IT SHOWS TWO WHITE LIGHT IN GROUP
FLASH TWO.
