Seamarks/Special Purpose Marks
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Special purpose marks
The tags defined on this page will render in various nautical charts. This page defines values for the seamark:buoy_special_purpose:category=*, seamark:beacon_special_purpose:category=* and seamark:daymark:category=* tags.
Semark special purpose category for | ||||
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Category (CATSPM) | Buoys | Beacons | Daymarks | Definition |
Firing danger mark | firing_danger_area | firing_danger_area | firing_danger_area | A mark used to indicate a firing danger area, usually at sea. |
Target mark | target | target | target | Any object toward which something is directed. The distinctive marking or instrumentation of a ground point to aid its identification on a photograph. |
Marker ship mark | marker_ship | marker_ship | marker_ship | A mark marking the position of a ship which is used as a target during some military exercise. |
Degaussing range mark | degaussing_range | degaussing_range | degaussing_range | A mark used to indicate a degaussing range. |
Barge mark | barge | barge | barge | A mark of relevance to barges. |
Cable mark | cable | cable | cable | A mark used to indicate the position of submarine cables or the point at which they run on to the land. |
Spoil ground mark | spoil_ground | spoil_ground | spoil_ground | A mark used to indicate the limit of a spoil ground |
Outfall mark | outfall | outfall | outfall | A mark used to indicate the position of an outfall or the point at which it leaves the land. |
ODAS | odas | odas | odas | Ocean Data Acquisition System |
Recording mark | recording | recording | recording | A mark used to record data for scientific purposes. |
Seaplane anchorage mark | seaplane_anchorage | seaplane_anchorage | seaplane_anchorage | A mark used to indicate a seaplane anchorage. |
Recreation zone mark | recreation_zone | recreation_zone | recreation_zone | A mark used to indicate a recreation zone. |
Private mark | private | private | private | A privately maintained mark. |
Mooring mark | mooring | mooring | mooring | A mark indicating a mooring or moorings. |
LANBY | lanby | lanby | lanby | A large buoy designed to take the place of a lightship where construction of an offshore light station is not feasible. |
Leading mark | leading | leading | leading | Aids to navigation or other indicators so located as to indicate the path to be followed. Leading marks identify a leading line when they are in transit. |
Measured distance mark | measured_distance | measured_distance | measured_distance | A mark forming part of a transit indicating one end of a measured distance. |
Notice mark | notice | notice | notice | A notice board or sign indicating information to the mariner. |
TSS mark | tss | tss | tss | A mark indicating a traffic separation scheme. |
Anchoring prohibited mark | no_anchoring | no_anchoring | no_anchoring | A mark indicating an anchoring prohibited area. |
Berthing prohibited mark | no_berthing | no_berthing | no_berthing | A mark indicating that berthing is prohibited. |
Overtaking prohibited mark | no_overtaking | no_overtaking | no_overtaking | A mark indicating that overtaking is prohibited. |
Two-way traffic prohibited mark | no_two-way_traffic | no_two-way_traffic | no_two-way_traffic | A mark indicating a one-way route. |
Reduced wake mark | reduced_wake | reduced_wake | reduced_wake | A mark indicating that vessels must not generate excessive wake. |
Speed limit mark | speed_limit | speed_limit | speed_limit | A mark indicating that a speed limit applies. |
Stop mark | stop | stop | stop | A mark indicating that special caution must be exercised in the vicinity of the mark. |
General warning mark | warning | warning | warning | A mark indicating that special caution must be exercised in the vicinity of the mark. |
Sound ships siren mark | sound_ship_siren | sound_ship_siren | sound_ship_siren | A mark indicating that a ship should sound its siren or horn. |
Restricted vertical clearance mark | restricted_vertical_clearance | restricted_vertical_clearance | restricted_vertical_clearance | A mark indicating the minimum vertical space available for passage. |
Maximum vessel's draught mark | maximum_vessel_draught | maximum_vessel_draught | maximum_vessel_draught | A mark indicating the maximum draught of vessel permitted. |
Restricted horizontal clearance mark | restricted_horizontal_clearance | restricted_horizontal_clearance | restricted_horizontal_clearance | A mark indicating the minimum horizontal space available for passage. |
Strong current warning mark | strong_current | strong_current | strong_current | A mark warning of strong currents. |
Berthing permitted mark | berthing | berthing | berthing | A mark indicating that berthing is allowed. |
Overhead power cable mark | overhead_power_cable | overhead_power_cable | overhead_power_cable | A mark indicating an overhead power cable. |
Channel edge gradient mark | channel_edge_gradient | channel_edge_gradient | channel_edge_gradient | A mark indicating the gradient of the slope of a dredge channel edge. |
Telephone mark | telephone | telephone | telephone | A mark indicating the presence of a telephone. |
Ferry crossing mark | ferry_crossing | ferry_crossing | ferry_crossing | A mark indicating that a ferry route crosses the ship route often used with a 'sound ship's siren' mark. |
Pipeline mark | pipeline | pipeline | pipeline | A mark used to indicate the position of submarine pipelines or the point at which they run on to the land. |
Anchorage mark | anchorage | anchorage | anchorage | A mark indicating an anchorage area. |
Clearing mark | clearing | clearing | clearing | A mark used to indicate a clearing line. |
Control mark | control | control | control | A mark indicating the location at which a restriction or requirement exists. |
Diving mark | diving | diving | diving | A mark indicating that diving may take place in the vicinity. |
Refuge beacon | refuge_beacon | refuge_beacon | refuge_beacon | A mark providing or indicating a place of safety. |
Foul ground mark | foul_ground | foul_ground | foul_ground | A mark indicating a foul ground. |
Yachting mark | yachting | yachting | yachting | A mark installed for use by yachtsmen. |
Heliport mark | heliport | heliport | heliport | A mark indicating an area where helicopters may land. |
GPS mark | gps | gps | gps | A mark indicating a location at which a GPS position has been accurately determined. |
Seaplane landing mark | seaplane_landing | seaplane_landing | seaplane_landing | A mark indicating an area where sea-planes land. |
Entry prohibited mark | no_entry | no_entry | no_entry | A mark indicating that entry is prohibited. |
Work in progress mark | work_in_progress | work_in_progress | work_in_progress | A mark indicating that work (generally construction) is in progress. |
Mark with unknown purpose | unknown_purpose | unknown_purpose | unknown_purpose | A mark whose detailed characteristics are unknown. |
Wellhead mark | wellhead | wellhead | wellhead | A mark indicating a borehole that produces or is capable of producing oil or natural gas. |
Channel separation mark | channel_separation | channel_separation | channel_separation | A mark indicating the point at which a channel divides separately into two channels. |
Marine farm mark | marine_farm | marine_farm | marine_farm | A mark indicating the existence of a fish, mussel, oyster or pearl farm/culture. |
Artificial reef mark | artificial_reef | artificial_reef | artificial_reef | A mark indicating the existence or the extent of an artificial reef. |
Ice Mark | ice | ice | ice | |
Nature reserve mark | nature_reserve | nature_reserve | nature_reserve | |
Fish aggregating device | fish_aggregator | fish_aggregator | fish_aggregator | |
Wreck mark | wreck | wreck | wreck | |
Customs mark | customs | customs | customs | |
Causeway mark | causeway | causeway | causeway | |
Wave recorder | wave_recorder | wave_recorder | wave_recorder | |
Jetski prohibited | no_jetski | no_jetski | no_jetski |
References
OSM seamark resources
- Seamark tag values(en)
- Seamark objects(en)
- Seamark attributes(en)
- Categories of objects(en)
- INT-1 cross reference(en)
- Inland waterway notice marks (CEVNI, Europe)(en)
- Inland waterway lateral marks (CEVNI, Europe)(en)
- Inland waterway notice marks (BNIWR, Brazil)(en)
- Inland waterway notice marks (PPWBC, Brazil/Paraguay)(en)
- Inland waterway notice marks (RIWR, Russia)(en)
JOSM presets & styles
External sources
- S-101 ENC/iENC registry (iho.int), the ENC Data Classification and Encoding Guide (DCEG) can be downloaded as zipped PDF, online access to symbols in Portrayal Register
- International nautical chart symbol legend (Chart INT-1, NOAA)
- Encoding Guide for Inland ENCs (openecdis.org, 2018), an international standard of the Inland ENC Harmonization Group is currently in development (IEHG Publication S-401, 2019)
- European Code for Inland Waterways (CEVNI), (UNECE, Fifth revised version 2015)
- European Code for Signs and Signals on Inland Waterways (SIGNI), (UNECE Resolution N0. 90, 2018)
- U.S. Aids to Navigation System – also details the Western Waters Marking System, Intracoastal Waterway system, and Uniform State Waterway Marking System