Key:seamark:beacon_lateral:shape
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 seamark:beacon_lateral:shape
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The shape of a Lateral Beacon.  
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| Group: marine navigation |
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The shape of a Lateral Beacon (BCNLAT)
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| Shape (BCNSHP) | seamark:beacon_lateral:shape | Definition | Rendering |
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| Stake, Pole, Perch or Post | stake pole perch post |
An elongated wood or metal pole, embedded in the bottom to serve as a navigational aid or a support for a navigational aid. | 
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| Withy | withy | A tree without roots stuck or spoiled into the bottom of the sea to serve as a navigational aid. |  
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| Beacon tower | tower | A solid structure of the order of 10 metres in height used as a navigational aid. | 
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| Pile beacon | pile | A long heavy timber(s) or section(s) of steel, wood, concrete, etc., forced into the seabed to serve as an aid to navigation or as a support for an aid to navigation. | 
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| Lattice beacon | lattice | A structure consisting of strips of metal or wood crossed or interlaced to form a structure to serve as an aid to navigation or as a support for an aid to navigation. |
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| Cairn | cairn | A mound of stones, usually conical or pyramidal, raised specifically for maritime navigation. | 
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| Buoyant beacon | buoyant | A tall spar-like beacon fitted with a permanently submerged buoyancy chamber, the lower end of the body is secured to seabed sinker either by a flexible joint or by a cable under tension. |
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