Buoys, Beacons & Lighthouses
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
There are many structures and marine devices set up along the coastal marine routes for marine navigation and for protection from the reefs and the rugged coastlines of Vancouver Island, BC on the west coast of Canada.
Lighthouses: Lighthouses, which are part of the beacon family, are attached to the shore. They are manned and unmanned buildings emitting light, cutting through fog, marking entrances to harbours and warning marine vessels of oncoming jagged reefs, shoals and islands.
Nuns: Nuns are the solid red buoys marking
channels shaped like cones. When the Nun has a
green line striking through it, the buoy indicates the meeting
of two channels. The left channel is the main channel. The Nuns
can sometimes be lighted with a red light or can be decorated with reflective materials.
Cans: Cans are the solid green buoys marking
channels shaped like a can. When the Cans have
a red band striking through it, the buoy indicates the meeting
of two channels with the right channel being the main channel.
The Cans will sometimes be lighted with a green light.
Beacons: Beacons are attached to the ocean floor, installed on land,
docks, breakwaters or mounted on pilings. The beacon attached to the ocean floor
will move with the low and high tides. When the beacon is not
lighted up it is referred to as a day beacon. A lighted beacon
is referred to as a Minor Light. A Minor Light with a red light
indicates the right side of the channel is preferred. A green
light identifies the left side of the channel is preferred.
Daymarks: Daymarks are the colored panels secured
to a beacon. The red daymarks are
shaped on a triangle panel and a green one is shaped on a square
panel. A triangle red daymark with a green horizontal stripe striking
through it indicates a meeting of two channels with the left channel
being the preferred channel. The square green panel with a red
horizontal striking through it indicates the meeting of two channels
with the right channel be the preferred channel.
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