Chapter Index

International Dictionary of Marine Aids to Navigation

IALA Dictionary

Chapter 1 General Terms

1.1 Basic Terms

1.2 Navigation

1.3 State of Sea and Weather

1.4 Training and Competence

1.5 Safety

Chapter 2 Visual Aids

2.1 Optics and Vision

2.2 Optical Apparatus

2.3 Light Sources

2.4 Equipment for Lights

2.5 Types and Characteristics of Lights

2.6 Visual Aids in general: Buoyage and Beaconage

Chapter 3 Audible Aids

3.1 Acoustics and hearing

3.2 Fog signal apparatus

Chapter 4 Radio Aids

4.1 General Terms

4.2 Radio Beacons and Direction Finding Equipment

4.3 Radar, Radar Beacons and Radar Reflectors

4.4 Other Radio Navigation Systems

Chapter 5 Automatic and Remote Control; Reliability

5.1 Reliability

5.2 Control Systems

5.3 Information Processing and Transmission

5.4 Devices; Miscellaneous Terms

Chapter 6 Power Supplies for Stations

6.1 General Terms

6.2 Combustion Engines and Air Compressors

6.3 Natural Energy Sources

6.4 Rotary Electric Machines: Generators and Motors

6.5 Electrochemical Cells and Batteries

6.6 Transmission of Electric Energy

6.7 Conversion of Electric Energy

6.8 Utilisation of Electric Energy; Control and Protection

Chapter 7 Civil Engineering Works

7.1 Types and Functions of Structures

7.2 Structural Components

7.3 Materials and their uses

7.4 Environmental Data

7.5 Design

7.6 Construction Methods

Chapter 8 Floating Equipment

8.1 Service Vessels

8.2 Light Vessels and Light Floats

8.3 Equipment

8.4 Buoys

8.5 Moorings

Chapter 9 VTS

9.1 VTS terms

Chapter 10 e-Navigation

10.1 General e-Navigation terms

Chapter 11 Automatic Identification System

11.1 General AIS terms

Chapter 12 Heritage and Conservation

12.1 PHL Advisory Panel Definitions

12.2 Conservation terms

Chapter 12 Heritage and Culture

12.1 Heritage terms

12.2 Conservation terms

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