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The first mark (or buoy) seen by an observer approaching the land from the open sea.
The first mark (or buoy) seen by an observer approaching the land from the open sea.

Latest revision as of 09:08, 17 September 2026

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The first mark (or buoy) seen by an observer approaching the land from the open sea.

It usually serves to indicate the seaward approach to a harbour, river or estuary.


Note: In the U.S.A. this is also sometimes called a Sea-Buoy.




Please note that this is the term as it stands in the original IALA Dictionary edition (1970-1989)