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The National Aids to Navigation Team presents

The National Aids to Navigation Team presents. BASIC ATON TRAINING. Basic ATON Training Today’s Subject Agenda. Basic ATON Training. ATON Discrepancy Review. Getting AUXDATA credit for AN Activity. ATON Training Objectives.

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The National Aids to Navigation Team presents

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  1. The NationalAids to NavigationTeam presents BASIC ATON TRAINING

  2. Basic ATON TrainingToday’s Subject Agenda • Basic ATON Training. • ATON Discrepancy Review. • Getting AUXDATA credit for AN Activity.

  3. ATON Training Objectives 1. Review the definitions for the various Federal and Private ATONs. 2. Understand why ATONs are established. 3. Understand the specific purpose of the various ATONs. 4. Become familiar with the flash characteristics used on ATONs.

  4. ATON Operational Objectives 1. A high level of professionalism on the part of the ATON Team member. 2. Accurate and complete ATON reports. 3. A high level of quality data that increases credibility of the National ATON Team. 3. Reports forwarded to the C.G. Unit in a timely manner.

  5. TERMINOLOGY ATON– FEDERAL short range aid to naVIGATIONpaton – PRIVATE AID TO NAVIGATION

  6. ATON System Definitions IALA- International Association ofLighthouse Authorities. Divides the world into 2 regions: Region “A”: Most of the World Region “B”: North & South America, Japan, Korea, and the Philippines.

  7. ATON System Modes Region “A” • Green Even Triangles • Red Odd Squares

  8. ATON System Names U.S. Marking System Intracoastal Waterway System Western River System

  9. U. S. Marking System Lateral System: Employs a simple arrangement of . . . 1. colors, 2. numbers, and 3. shapes, and when you can’t see theshape, light colors and light characteristics . . . to show on which side an aid should be passed when proceeding in the Conventional Direction of Buoyage. Remember the 3-R’s Red Right Returning from the sea

  10. Conventional Directionof Buoyage • Purpose: To identify how aids should be passed in areas other than channels. • Regions: • Atlantic Coast: Southerly • Gulf Coast:North and Westerly • Pacific Coast:Northerly • Great Lakes:North and Westerly(Lake Michigan: Southerly)

  11. Conventional Direction of Buoyage

  12. Definition of an Aid to Navigation Any device, external to a vessel, intended to assist navigators to determine their position, safe course, or to warn them of dangers or obstructions to navigation.

  13. Definition of a Buoy Any unmanned, floating aid to navigation that is moored to the seabed. May be lighted or unlighted. The seabed is owned by the Corps of Engineers and is licensed to the Coast Guard who authorizes private parties to deploy PATONs.

  14. Nun Buoy 6

  15. Definition of a Beacon Any fixed aid to navigation located on a shore or marine site. Lighted beacons are calledLights. Unlighted beacons are called DaybeaconsorDaymarks.

  16. Definition of a Daymark The daytime identifier of an aid to navigation presenting one of several colors, shapes, numerals or letters. Shape may be square, triangle, rectangle, diamond or octagon.

  17. 2 Red Daymark 2

  18. Starboard Lateral Marks Color:Red Shape:Triangular or conical—nuns. Character:Even Numbers Light:Red

  19. Lighted Red Buoy

  20. Red Daymark on Dolphin(Lighted)

  21. Port Lateral Marks Color:Green Shape:Square / Cans Character:Odd Numbers Light:Green

  22. 7 Can Buoy Should have a white number

  23. Green Can Buoy

  24. Lighted Green Buoy

  25. 3 Green Daymark Will have a contrasting GREEN number

  26. A good reason to take it slow and watch where you’re going!

  27. 9 10 2 1 7 8 5 6 3 2 3 1 2

  28. A Preferred Channel Marks Purpose:Marks junctions / bifurcations Description: Color:Red&Greenhorizontally banded(top color band is preferred channel) Shape:Same as preferred channel(uppermost band is preferred channel) Character:Letter not number. Light:Same color as uppermost band. Characteristic:Gp Fl (2+1) 6s

  29. In the main channel, pass on yourport (left) sidereturning from the sea.In the secondary channel, pass on yourstarboardside– “Red Right Returning”

  30. 9 10 2 1 7 8 5 6 3 2 3 1 2

  31. SafeWaterMark • Purpose:Indicates navigable water all around the mark. • Description: • Color:Red and White vertically striped. • Shape:Sphere or Buoy with Topmark. • Character: White letters. (ex. “NC” North Channel) • Light Color:White • Characteristic:Mo(A)

  32. Safe Water Marks MR Spherical Lighted and or sound

  33. LightedSafe Water Mark

  34. Isolated Danger Mark • Purpose:Marks isolated dangers or obstructions that can be passed on all sides • Description: • Color:BlackandRedhorizontally banded • Shape:Buoy with Top marks • Character:White Letters • Light:White • Characteristic:Gp Fl (2) 5s

  35. Special Purpose Aids • Purpose:Not intended to assist safe navigation but to indicate special areas marked on charts (anchorage, traffic separation, data gathering) • Description: • Color:Yellow • Shape:Various • Character:Black letters • Light:Yellow • Characteristic:Fixed, Flashing(except Mo A, 2+1, Qk)

  36. Special Purpose Aids

  37. Regulatory and Information Marks Diamond- means danger and words may appear explaining the danger. Called aDanger Buoy Circle- means restricted operations. Speed Buoys (5 MPH) or No Wake Buoys. Diamond with a Cross- tells you that vessels are not allowed in the area. CalledExclusion Buoys Square- contains directions to the boater. Bridge Regulatory Signs.

  38. DANGER Regulatory and Information Marks Restricted Operations DANGER Exclusion Area If lighted White only

  39. Regulatory and Information Marks • Purpose:Alert the mariner to such things as submerged pipes, no wake zones, etc. • Description: • Color:White withorangeband or border • Shape:Square, Round, or Diamond • Character:Letters (black, usually words) • Light:White • Characteristic:Anything not otherwise reserved

  40. Restricted Operations - Minimum Wake

  41. Restricted Operations - Manatee Zone

  42. DANGER

  43. Restricted Operations - No Wake

  44. Restricted Operations Area

  45. Restricted Operations - No Wake

  46. Exclusion Area - No Anchoring

  47. Definition of a Range A pair of beacons arranged so that when they are aligned they indicate the center of the navigable channel.

  48. Range Marks • Purpose:Indicate the center line of a channel when aligned as you traverse the channel. • Description: • Color:They will have colored panelsequal in size vertical striped. • Shape:Rectangle tall side up. • Light- Green, Red, White andYellow. • Front range lightis lower of the two. • Rear range lightis higher and further from the mariner. • KGW= Range Greenwith White Stripe.

  49. Range Marks RR - Rear RangeMark FR – Front Range Mark

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