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A can-shaped mark on the port side.
Also known as: Port hand buoy, Can buoy
The IALA lateral mark marking the port hand side of a channel entered from seaward, drawn as a flat-topped can.
Marks the port hand side of a channel entered from seaward.
Contexts: Navigation
Is red in Region A and green in Region B, so its colour identifies the region and its shape identifies the side. The catalogue's existing lateral mark record covers the family; this is the port hand member of it.
Contexts: Navigation
Is flat-topped in both regions, which is why a can shape is a reliable indication of the port hand anywhere in the world.
Contexts: Navigation
A flat-topped cylindrical shape, square in profile, carrying a topmark shaped as a can where one is fitted.