ECDIS Symbols Abbreviations

Symbols and Abreviations used on ENCs
Symbols and abbreviations used on ENCs

International chart 1 for ECDIS
Author: Willem Amels
Published by: Datema Nautical Information Services BV
Datema Nautical Information Services BV
Overview scale ENC
Approach scale ENC (Zoomed in)
Coastal Scale ENC
Harbour scale ENC
Approach Scale ENC
Cartographic Symbol
Information Note
1. Information about the

chart display
Cartographic Symbol
Mariners Caution Note
Cartographic Symbol
Mariners Information Note
Cartographic Symbol
One Mile Scalebar For
Display Scales Larger Than
1/80.000
Cartographic Symbol
One Mile Scalebar For
Display Scales Smaller Than
1/80.000
Cartographic Symbol
Manufacturers Caution Note
Cartographic Symbol
Manufacturers Information
Note
Cartographic Symbol
Point Feature Or Area Of
Low Accuracy
Cartographic Symbol
Object Which Is Not
Sufficiently Described To Be
Symbolized
Cartographic Line
Change Of Depth Unit Line,
Bounds Metre Depths
Cartographic Symbol
North Arrow
Cartographic Symbol
Depth Unit At Ships Position
Is Meters
Cartographic Symbol
Depth Unit At Ships Position
Is Fathoms
Cartographic Symbol
Ordinary Cursor
Cartographic Symbol
Cursor With Open Centre
Cartographic Symbol
Reference Point, Ghost
Cursor(User Interface)
Buoy, Safe Water. Spherical
Cartographic Line
This Line Has Been
Manually Updated
Cartographic Line
This Line Has Been Deleted
By A Manual Update
Magnetic Variation
Values Unknown
Local Magnetic Anomaly

Values Unknown
Cartographic Symbol
This Object Has Additional
Information, Available By
Cursor Query
Cartographic Symbol
Caution Area
Cartographic Symbols
Example Of
Updating/Deleting Chart
Items
Cartographic Line
Boundary Marking End Of HO Data
Un-surveyed Area
Partly Surveyed Area
Cartographic Area
Symbolization Code: Overscale Part Of A Display,
Containing Data From More
Than One Naviga..
Cartographic Area
Symbolization Code: Pattern Of Symbols For An .
Area Which Is Not Sufficiently
Described To Be..
Cartographic Line
Symbolization Code: Object Which Is Not
Sufficiently Described To Be
Symbolized. Or For which..
Buoy, Special
Purpose/General,
Barrel(Tun)
1. Buoys and Beacons
Buoy, Special
Purpose/General,
Conical(Nun, Ogival)
Category of Special
Purpose: TSS Mark
Buoy, Lateral, Shape

Conical, Colour Green
Buoy, Special
Purpose/General,
Can(Cylindrical)
Category of Special
Purpose: TSS Mark
Light Float
Buoy, Lateral, Shape

Conical, Colour Red
Buoy, Lateral, Shape Can

Cylindrical, Colour Green
Light Vessel
Buoy, Lateral, Shape Can
Cylindrical, Colour Red
Buoy, Cardinal, Pillar,

North Cardinal Mark
Mooring/Warping Facility
Category of
Mooring/Warping: Mooring
Buoy
Buoy, Special
purpose/General
Category of Buoy: Super
Buoy
Buoy, Cardinal, Pillar, East

Cardinal Mark
Buoy, Special
Purpose/General
Category of Buoy:
Mooring/Warping Facility.
Buoy Shape
: Spherical
Category of
Buoy
Mooring/Warping Facility.
Buoy Shape
: Barrel(Tun)
Category of
Buoy
Buoy, Installation
Buoy shape :

South Cardinal Mark

West Cardinal Mark
Buoy, Pillar, Isolated

Danger
Boundary between IALA -A

and IALA-B system of
lateral buoys and beacons
Symbol showing direction

of buoyage where not
obvious
Buoy, Safe Water,

Spherical
Symbol showing direction

of buoyage, where not
obvious, on multicoloured
charts(red and green
circles coloured as
appropriate).
Buoy Safe Water, Shape:

Spherical
Buoy Special
Purpose/general,
Shape: Spar(spindle)
Buoy Lateral Shape:
Conical (nun, ogival)
Colour: green red green
Buoy Lateral, Shape:
Spar(spindle)
Buoy Lateral, Shape:
cylindrical
Colour: red green red
Buoy Cardinal, Shape:
Pillar, North Cardinal Mark

Pillar, South Cardinal Mark
Beacon Lateral, Shape:

Beacon Tower
Colour: Red Green Red

Beacon Tower
Colour: Green Red Green

Stake, Pool, Perch, Post,
Colour: Red

Spar(Spindle), East
Cardinal Mark

Stake, Pool, Perch, Post
Colour: Green

Spar(Spindle), West
Cardinal Mark
Beacon Lateral, Shape :

With y
Category:
Port-hand Lateral Mark
Colour :
Red
Beacon Lateral, Shape :
Withy
Category:
Starb-hand Lat. Mark
Colour :
Green
Buoy Isolated Danger,

Shape: Pillar
Beacon, Cardinal, Shape

: Lattice Beacon
Beacon Lateral
Category: North Cardinal

Mark
Beacon, Special
Purpose/General
Shape : Pile Beacon
: Beacon Tower
Category: East Cardinal
Mark
Beacon, Special
Purpose/General
Shape : Pile Beacon

: Pile Beacon
Beacon, Special
Purpose/General
Shape : Pile Beacon
Category: South Cardinal

Mark
Beacon, Special
Purpose/General
Shape
: ..
Category of special
purpose :Notice Mark
Beacon, Special
Purpose/General
Shape :Cairn

: Pile Beacon
Category : West Cardinal
Mark
Beacon, Isolated Danger,

Shape : Pile Beacon
Beacon, Safe Water,

Shape : Pile Beacon
Daymark
Beacon, Safe Water,

Shape : Beacon Tower
Daymark
Magenta, Triangle, Point
up
Daymark
Magenta, Triangle, Point
down
NOTE:
Beacon, Special
Purpose/General
Shape : Pile Beacon
Beacon, Special
Purpose/General
Shape : Stake, Pool,
Perch, Post
Beacon, Special
Purpose/General
Shape : Cairn
Visually conspicuous
-The Centre Of The

Symbol Marks The
Position Of
Simplified Buoys And
Beacons
- When Only One Example
Of A Coloured Mark Is
Given, It Is That For IALA
Region A(Red To
Port).
The Colour Would Be
Reversed For IALA
Region B.
Landmark
Shore Features and Ports
Category: Mast, Not

Visually Conspicuous
Offshore Platform
Landmark
Category: Mast, Visually
Conspicuous
Land Area
Built up Area
Landmark
Category: Monument, Not
Airport/Airfield
Landmark
Category: Monument,
Landmark
Production/Storage Area
Quarry
Category: Flare Stack, Not

Cartography Symbol
Landmark
General Symbol for a Tree
Category: Flare Stack,

Cartography Symbol Mangrove
Landmark
Landmark Spire/Minaret
Category: Chimney, Not

Landmark
Building/Single-Light
Support
Category: Chimney,
Control Point- Scale

Minimum 75000
Landmark
Category; Windmotor, Not
Landmark,
Landmark
Category: Tower, Not
Category: Windmotor,
Silo/Tank
Landmark
Category: Water Tower
Category: Windmill,
Silo/Tank
Category: Water Tower,
visually conspicuous
Landmark
Category: Tower, Visually
Conspicuous
10
Landmark
Category: Windmill, Not
Landmark
Category:
Flagstaff(Flagpole),
Conspicuous
Landmark
Category: Dome, Not
Landmark
Category: Visually
Conspicuous
Fortified Structure
Fortified Structure, Visually

conspicuous
Building, Single
Building, Single, Visually

Conspicuous
Building, Single
Function: Church
Building, Single
Function: Church, Visually
Conspicuous
Building, Single
Function: Temple
Building, Single
Function: Temple, Visually
Conspicuous
Building, Single
Function: Mosque
Building, Single
Function: Mosque, Visually
Conspicuous
Building, Single
Function: Cooling
Building, Single
Function: Cooling, Visually
Conspicuous
Silo/Tank
Silo in General
Silo/Tank
Silo in General, Visually
Conspicuous
11
Cartographic Symbol
Quarry
Category: Dolphin
Cartographic Symbol
Category: Deviation
Dolphin
Refinery
Cartographic Symbol
Obstruction In The Water,
Which Is Always Above
Water Level
Cartographic Symbol
Conspicuous Refinery
Category: Bollard
Cartographic Symbol
Tank Farm
Berth
Cartographic Symbol
Conspicuous Tank Farm
Crane
Cartographic Symbol
Wind Generator Farm
Cartographic Symbol
Timber Yard
Cartographic Symbol
Distance Mark
Conspicuous Wind
Generator Farm
Landmark
Category: Radar Scanner,
Not Visually conspicuous
Distance Mark, Not

Physically Installed
Harbour Facility
Landmark
Category: Radar Scanner,
Harbour Facility
Category: Yacht
Harbour/Marina
Hulk
Gate
Category: Lock Gate,
Value Unknown
Radar Reflector
Gate
Bridge
Category: Caisson, Value

Unknown
Vertical Clearance
: Unknown
Vertical Clearance open
: Unknown
Vertical Clearance closed
: Unknown
Cartographic Symbol
Symbol For Opening
Bridges
Category: Fishing Harbour
12
Cable, Overhead, Value

Unknown
Pipeline Overhead, Value

Unknown
Bridge, Large. Category

Unknown, Values Unknown
Bridge, Small. Category
Opening, Values Unknown
Conveyor, Large. Values
Unknown
Conveyor, Small. Values
Unknown
Pipeline Overhead. Values
Unknown
Cable Overhead. Category:
Power line, Radar
Conspicuous, Value
Unknown
Cable Overhead Pylon.
Category: Power
Transmission Pylon/Pole.
Vegetation: Mangroves
Coastline : Mangroves
13
Depth and Currents

Depth Area. Depth Range
Value 1 -1.000
Depth Range
Value 2 0.000

Value 1 -1.000
Value 2
0.000

Value 1
0.000
Value 1 5.000
Value 2
5.000
Value 2 10.000
Value 1
5.000
Value 2

Value 1 30.000

Value 1 10.000
Value 2
Value 2 100.000
Obstruction, Value of
Sounding 8.000
Water Level
Effect Always Under
10.000
30.000

Value 1 30.000
Value 2 100.000
Water/Submerged
Swept Area
Depth Range Value 1
Unknown
Quality of Data
Zone of Confidence A 1
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Cartographic Area
Symbolization Code :
Diamond 1
Quality of Data
Zone of Confidence E
Dredged Area
Depth Range Value 1
50.000
Value 2
100.000
Depth Less Than Depth

Setting
Quality of Data
Depth Larger Than Depth

Setting
Zone of Confidence B
Drying Height Above Chart

datum
Quality of Data
Zone of Confidence C
Depth, at Chart Datum,

Swept by Wire Drag
Quality of Data
Exposition of Sounding,
Within the Range Of Depth
Of The Surrounding Depth
Area
Zone of Confidence U(Data

Not Assessed)
Water Turbulence
Tide- Harmonic Prediction

Method of Tidal PredictionSimplified harmonic
15
Uncovers
Tidal Stream Panel Data
Tidal Stream Panel Value
Tidal Stream, Flood/Ebb

Current Velocity
- Value
unkno w n
Category of Stream - Ebb
Stream
Tidal Stream, Flood/Ebb
Current Velocity
- Value
Unknown
Category of Stream Flood Stream
Current-Non-Gravitational
Current Velocity Value
Unknown
1.
Seabed, obstructions and pipelines

Cartographic
Symbol
Symbolization Code
Isolated Danger
Of Depth
Less Than The
Safety
Contour
Cartographic
Symbol
Symbolization Code
Underwater
Hazard With A
Defined Depth
Cartographic
Symbol
Symbolization Code
Underwater
Hazard with
Depth Greater Than
20 mtrs
Cartographic
Symbol
Symbolization Code
Underwater
Hazard, Which
Covers and
Uncovers
16
Cartographic
Symbol
Symbolization Code
Obstruction,
Depth Not
Stated
Cartographic
Symbol
Symbolization Code
Obstruction in the
Intertidal
Area
Cartographic
Symbol
Symbolization Code
Obstruction Which
Covers
And Uncovers
Obstruction
Category Of
Obstruction Foul
Ground
Cartographic
Symbol
Symbolization Code
Dangerous
Underwater Rock
Of Uncertain Depth
Cartographic
Symbol
Symbolization Code
Rock Which
Covers And
Uncovers, Or Is
Awash At
Low Water
Cartographic
Symbol
Symbolization Code
Wreck Showing
Any Portion
Of Hull Or
Superstructure
At Level Of Chart
data
Cartographic
Symbol
17
Symbolization Code
Non Dangerous
Wreck,
Depth Unknown
Cartographic
Symbol
Symbolization Code
Dangerous Wreck,
Depth Unknown
Cartographic Line
Symbol Code Danger
Anchorage Area
Offshore Platform
Category Fishing
Stake
Cartographic Line
Symbol Code Danger Line of Low
Accuracy,
Fishing Facility
Surrounding a Foul
Area
Fishing Facility
Category Fishing
Trap
Marine
Farm/Culture
Obstruction
Category of
Obstruction Foul
Area
Value of Sounding
- Value Unknown
Water Level Effect
- Always
Underwater/
Sand Waves
Spring
Weed/Kelp
/Submerged
Pipeline,
Submarine/On Land
Obstruction
Pipeline,
Submarine/On Land
Product - Water
Cable, submarine
Cartographic Line
Symbol Code Obstruction
18
Value Unknown
Sand Waves
Pipeline Area
Information
Danger
Seabed Area
Pipeline Area
Nature of Surface
- Rock
Water Level Effect
- Covers and
Uncovers
Category of
Pipeline/Pipe
Outfall Pipe
Information
- Danger
Fishing Facility
Category of Fishing
Facility Tunny Net
2.
Routes
Precaution Area
Info - Precaution Area
Radio Calling-In Point

Traffic Flow: One-way
Cable Area

Traffic Flow: Two-way

Traffic Flow: ..
Category Symbol
Symbol Code:
Recommended TwoWay Track In
An
Area, Not Based On
Fixed
Marks
19
Category Symbol
Symbol Code:
Recommended TwoWay Track In
An
Area, Based On Fixed
Marks
Category Symbol
Symbol Code:
Recommended OneWay Track In
An
Area, Not Based On
Fixed
Marks
Deepwater Route
Centreline
Category: Based On A
System Of Fixed
Marks
Deepwater Route
Centreline
Value Unknown
Recommended Route
Centreline
Category: Not Based
On A System Of Fixed
Marks
Two-way
Category Symbol
Symbol Code:
Recommended OneWay Track In
An
Area, Based on Fixed
Marks
Recommended Route
Centreline
System Of Fixed
Marks
Two-way
Recommended Route
Centreline
Category Symbol
Symbol Code:
Recommended Track
In An Area
Category: Not Based

On A System of Fixed
Marks
One-way
Direction Not Defined

In Data
Recommended Route
Centreline
Ferry Route
System Of Fixed
Marks
One-way
Category of Ferry:
Free-Moving Ferry
Ferry Route
Category of Ferry:
Cable Ferry
Recommended Route
Centreline
Category:
Deepwater Route
Centreline
Recommended Track
Category: Not Based

Marks
Traffic Flow: Two-way
Category: Not Based

Marks
Two-way
Deepwater Route
Centreline
Recommended Track
System Of Fixed
Marks
Traffic Flow: Two-Way
Recommended Track
Deepwater Route
Centreline
Category: Not Based
Marks
Traffic Flow: One-way
System Of Fixed
Marks
Two-way
20
Category: Not Based

Marks
One-way
Recommended Track
Category: Based on A
System Of Fixed
Marks
One-way
Traffic Separation
Scheme Roundabout
Traffic Separation
Scheme Crossing
Recommended Track
Category: .
Traffic Separation
Boundary
Fishing Prohibited
Anchoring Prohibited
Precautionary Area
Recommended Track
Part
Deepwater Route
Entry Prohibited
Deepwater Route Part,
Entry Prohibited
21
Inshore Traffic Zone
22
Restricted Area
Anchorage
Area
Special Areas
Textual
Description:
Caution Area
Restricted Area
Anchorage
Prohibited
Textual
Description
Restricted Area
Category:
Offshore Safety
Zone
Restricted Area
Fishing
Prohibited
Textual
Description
Precautionary
Area
Cargo
Transhipment
Area
Restricted Area
Entry
Prohibited
Ferry Route
Anchor Berth
23
Other Cautions
Apply In
Addition To
That Shown
3.
Light, Fog Signals and Radar

Lighted Pile
Value Of Light
Unknown
Other
Information
Applies In
Addition To
That Shown
Strip Light
Signal Period:
Unknown
???????
???
Sirened Pile
Value Unknown
Beacon, Safe Water,

Pile Beacon
Cartographic Symbol
Symbol Indicating
This Object Is Radar
Conspicuous
Radar Reflector
Radar Transponder
Beacon
Radio Station
Textual Description
24
Cartographic
Symbol
Symbolization Code
:- Active AIS Target,
Showing
Pilot Boarding Station
Rescue Station
Vector And/Or
Heading
Coastguard Station
-Minute
Marks(Totally Six
Signal Station, Traffic
Radio Station
Harbour Facility
Category: Yacht
Harbour/Marina
4.
Mariners Symbols
Cartographic
Symbol
Symbolization Code
: AIS Target, Whose
Heading
And Course Are
Both
Unknown
Cartographic
Symbol
Symbolization Code
: Sleeping AIS
Target
25
- AIS Head
: EBL, Dash
Cartographic Line
: EBL, Dash and
Range Mark
Cartographic
Symbol : Waypoint
On Planned Route
Cartographic Line
: Planned Route For
Own
Cartographic
Symbol : ARPA
Target
Cartographic Line
: One Minute Mark
On ARPA
Vector(Totally Six
Min.)
Cartographic
Symbol : Arrowhead
For ARPA Or
Ship
Cartographic
Symbol : Next
Waypoint On
Planned
AIS For Course And

Speed
Through The Water
Route
Cartographic Line
: Planned Route For
Own Ship
Cartographic Line
: Alternate Planned
Route
Cartographic
Symbol : Waypoint
On Alternate
Cartographic
Symbol : Own Ship
Symbol, Constant
Size
Cartographic Line
: SOG
Cartographic
Symbol : Minute
Mark For Own Ship
Planned Route
Vector(Totally Six
Min.)
Cartographic Line
:Heading
Cartographic
Symbol : Dangerous
Underwater
Rock Of Uncertain
Depth
Cartographic
Symbol : Actual
Tidal Stream Or
Cartographic
Symbol : Own Ship
Drawn To Scale
With Conning
Position
Current Direction
Marked
Cartographic Line
: SOG
Cartographic
Symbol : Minute
Mark For Own Ship
Vector(Totally Six
Min.)
Cartographic Line
: Heading
Cartographic Line
: EBL, Dash
????????????
??????????
Cartographic
Symbol : Predicted
Tidal Stream Or
Current Direction
Cartographic
Symbol : Own Ship
Position Fix
26
Cartographic
Symbol : Mariners
Event Mark
Cartographic Line :
Past Track
Cartographic
Symbol : Point Of
Origin For Offset
EBL Or VRM
Cartographic Line :
SYTRK
???????????????????
??????????
Silo/Tank
Category : Water
Tower, Visually
Conspicuous
Clearing Line, NLT=
Not Less
Than(Bearing)
NMT=Not More
Than(Bearing)
Cartographic
Symbol : Rock
Which Covers/
/Uncovers, Or Is
Awash at
Low Water
27
5.
Examples
28
29
30
11. Abbreviations of Principal English Terms
Br
Breakers
Brown
Blue
IK 17
IJ ak
IJ ag,
IP
11.4,
IQ a
IG 7
IJ 32
IJ 38
IL 16
Cas.
Cape
Coarse
Calcareous
Catenary Anchor Leg
Mooring
Castle
Cath, Cath.
Cathedral
CG.
Cemy, Cemy
C.G.
Cobbles
Candela
Chart Datum
Cemetery
Coastguard Station
Ch
Ch.
Church, chapel
ch, choc
chk, CK
Chy
cin, Cn
cm.
crl
Chocolate
Channel
Chemical
Chalk
Chimney
Cinders
Centimetre(s)
Coral
Col
Column, pillar, obelisk
Bu
Current
Form
Abt
Aero
Al.
Obsolescent
Form
abt
About
Aeronautical
Al
Alt
Algae
Alternating light
ALC
ALL
ALRS
Am
Anch.
Anche
Anct, Anc t
ANM
Annly
Appr.
approx
Arch.
ASD
ly
Ann
Apprs, Apprs
Approx
Archo, Archo
Astr, Astrl,
Astrl
ATT
Aus
Ave
B.
B
Bk
bk
Bldg
Bol
Refer
ence
To
Chart
5011
IO a
IP60,
61
IJ t
IP10,
11
IL12
Articulated Loading
Column
Admiralty List of Lights and Fog Signals
Admiralty List of Radio Signals
Amber
IP
11,8
Anchorage
IO 21
Ancient
IO 84
Annual Summary of
Admiralty Notices to
Mariners
Annually
Approaches
IO 22
Approximate
IO 89
Archipelago
IG 5
Admiralty Sailing
Directions
Astronomical
-
Av e
Admiralty Tide tables

Australia
Avenue
IG
111
bl,blk
Bay
Black
IO 4
IJ af,
IQ 2
IJ I
IE
34.3
IO 23
IJ 33
ID 5
IB 23
IM 12, IP
4-5,
IQ 8081
IP3,
IQ
110
IJ e
IF a,
IG
181
Ba
Batt, Baty,
Bat y
Bk
brk
Bldg
BM, B.M.
Bn, Bns
Bn Tr
Term
Bn Tower
Bo
Boll.
Basalt
Battery
Bank
Broken
Building
Bench Mark
Beacon(s)
Beacon Tower
Boulders
Bollard
31
C.
c
ca
CALM
Cas
br
Bl, Bl., b
cal
Cb
cd
CD
Chan.
Chem
Chy
cm
Co
const
cov
Cr.
Cup
conspic
Conspicuous
constn, constrn Construction
cov.
Covers
Creek
Cup.
Cupola
Cy
cl
Clay
(D)
d
decrg
destd, Destd
Doubtful
Dark
Decreasing
Destroyed
(see Fog Det Lt)
Degaussing Range
decrg
dest
Det
DG, DG
Range
D. G. Range
Di, di
Dia
Dir
Dir
Discol
discont
dist
Dk
dm
Dir
Dir Lt
Discol d
discontd,
discontd
Dist
Dk
dm.
IE
34.2
IG 64
IE
10.1,
IG 75
IJ 8
IB 54
IH 1
IE 19
IT 1011
IE
10.1,
IE 11
IJ al
IO 14
IL 40
IJ f
IE 22
IJ n
IB 43
IJ 10,
IK 16
IE 24,
IG 66
IE 2
IF 32
IK b
IO 7
IE
10.4
IJ 3
Discoloured Water
Discontinued
IJ ao
IB 64
IO 93
IN 25,
IQ 54
IJ w
IR 11
_
IP 3031
IK d
IO b
Distant
Dock
Decimetre(s)
IO 85
IG b
IB 42
Diatoms
Diaphone
Direction
Directional Light
Dn, Dns
dr
DW
Dn
dr., Dr.
DZ
Dolphin(s)
Dries
Deep-water, Deepdraught
Danger Zone
IF 20
IK a
IM 27,
IN
12.4
IQ 50
GpOcc,
Gp.Occ.
grt
Gt, Grt, Gt , Gr t
G.T.S.
Gy, gy
E
ED
EEZ
East
Existence Doubtful
Exclusive Economic
Zone
Electric fog horn
Entrance
Equinoctial
Estuary
Establishment
Every
Experimental
Explosive
Extinguished
IB 10
Il 1
IN 47
f
F
Fine
Fixed Light
FAD
IJ 30
IP
10.1
_
Fish Aggregating
Device
Fixed frequency radar IS 3.4
transponder beacon
Fixed and flashing light IP
10.10
Fjord
IO 5
Fishing light
IP 50
Flashing light
IP
10.4
Flood
Flare stack (at sea)
IL 11
Farm
IG 53
Fathom, fathoms
IB 48
Fog detector light
IP 62
Fog signal station
IR 1
Radio fog signal
Foraminifera
IJ u
Flagstaff, Flagpole
IE 27
Fort
IE
34.2
Foot, feet
IB 47,
IP 13
Ent.
Est
exper
explos
(exting)
E.
(ED), (E.D.)
E.F. Horn
Entce, Ent ce
Equinl
Esty
Estabt
ev.
experl, Experl
explos.
(exting) )
F Racon
FFL
Fj.
Fl
Fd, Fd
(fishg )
fl.
Fl., fl
Fla
Fm, Fm
fm, fms
f m , f ms
Fog Det Lt
Fog.Sig.
Fog W/T
Fr, for
FS
F.S.
Ft, Ft
ft
G
G
ft
g
gn
G.
ga, glac
Gc
Gd, grd
Gl, gl
Govt Ho, Gov t
Ho
Gp.
Gpfl, Gp.Fl.
Gravel
Green
Gulf
Glacial
Glauconite
Ground
Globigerina
Government House
Group(of islands)
Group-flashing light
h
IR 13
IO 16
IO 17
IO 92
IR 10
IP 55
IJ 6
IJ ah,
IP
11.3
IQ 2
IO 3
IJ ac
IJ p
IJ a
IJ v
_
IP
10.4
Hard
Headway
H.H.
H
h
HAT
h., H.
Hd.
Hn.
Hd
Hn
Helicopter
transfer(Pilots)
Hour
Highest Astronomical
Tide
Headland
Haven
Ho
(hor)
Hosp
(horl )
Hospl, Hospl
House
Horizontally disposed
Hospital
Hr.
Hr
Harbour
r
Hr, H
Hr Mr
HW
Ht, Ht
H.W.
H.W.F. & C.
H.W.O.S.
I.
IALA
It
IHO
(illum)
IMO
incrg
INT
Intens
IQ
Illum., (lit)
in., ins.
incrg
(intens)
IntQkFl,
Int.Qk.Fl
(irreg.)
ISLW, I.S.L.W.
Iso
It
ITZ
IUQ
IVQ
32
10.4
IP
10.2
Gross Registered Tons Great
Great Trigonometrical Survey Station (India)
Grey
IJ an,
IQ a
Group-occulting light
IntVQkFl,
Higher
Harbour Master
Height
High Water
High Water Full and
Change
High Water Ordinary
Springs
Island, Islet
International
Association of
Lighthouse Authorities
International
Hydrographic
Organisation Illuminated
International Maritime
Organization
Inch, inches
Increasing
International
Intensified
Interrupted quickflashing light
Irregular
Indian Spring Low
Water
Isophase light
IJ 39
ID 20,
ID 2627
IT 1.4
IB 49
IH 3
IG 8
IG
139
IG 61
IP 15
IF
62.2
IG
138
IF 60
IH a
-
IG 1-2
IQ
130
IP 63
IB 65
IA 3,
IT 21
IP 46
IP
10.6
-
IP
10.3
Islet
IG 2
Inshore Traffic Zone
Interrupted ultra quick- IP
flashing light
10.8
Interrupted very quick- IP
Int.V.Qk.Fl.
flashing light
km
km.
Kilometre(s)
kn
kn.
Knot(s)
L.
Lag.
l
Lagn, Lag n
LANBY
Large Automatic
Navigational Buoy
Lighter Aboard Ship
LASH
LAT
Lat
Ldg
Le
LFl
LL
Lndg
LNG
Long
LPG
Lt
Lat.
LB, L.B.
Ldg
LW
Ledge
Long-flashing light
Lit, Lit.
(lit)
L.L.
Ldg
Little
Floodlit
List of Lights
Landing place
Liquefied Natural Gas
Long.
Longitude
Liquefied Petroleum
Gas
Lower
Lifesaving station
Light
Lr, Lr
L.S.S.
lt, Lt
Lights
Lt Ho
Lt V
Lv, lv
L.W.
L.W.F.& C.
L.W.O.S.
M
M
M
M
Lighthouse
Light-vessel
Lava
Low Water
Low Water Full and
Change
Low Water Ordinary
Springs
m
M.
Mud
Sea Mile(s)
m.
Medium
Metre(s)
MHHW
mad, Md
Mag.
Magz, Magz
man, Mn
M.H.H.W.
MHLW
M.H.L.W.
Mag
Lowest Astronomical
Tide
Lattitude
Lifeboat station
Leading
Le
Lts
Lt Ho
Lt V
Lake, Loch, Lough

Large
Lagoon
Madrepore
Magnetic
Magazine
Manganese
Mean Higher High
Water
Mean Higher Low
10.7
IB 40,
IF 40
IB 52,
IH 4041
IO 6
IJ ab
IG 13,
IO 8
IP 8
IG
184
IH 2
IB 1
IT 12
IP
20.3
IO 28
IP
10.5
IP 63
IF 17
IG
185
IB 2
IG
186
IP 23
IJ an,
IP 1
IP
20.1,
61.2
IP 1
IP 6
IJ j
IH b
-
MHW
MHWN
M.H.W.N.
MHWS
M.H.W.S.
min
Mk
IH 14
33
IH 9
IB 50
IQ
101
IJ c
IH 15
Ml, ml
M.L.H.W.
MLLW
M.L.L.W.
MLW
MLWN
M.L.W.N.
MLWS
M.L.W.S.
mm
Mo
mm.
Mon
Mont, Mont
Mony, Mony
Ms, mus
M.S.L.
Mt
Mth
M.T.L.
Monument
Monastery
Mussels
Mean Sea Level
Mountain, mount
Mouth
Mean Tide Level
N.
Nauto
N.B.
North
Nautophone
Notice Board
NE
NM
n.mile
N.E.
N.M.
No
No
Northeast
Notice to Mariners
International Nautical
Mile
Number
Np
NW
NZ
Np.
N.W.
Neap Tides
Northwest
New Zealand
IN
12.2
IH 17
IB 15
-
Observation Spot
IB 21
Obscd
Obstn
Obs.Spot
Obsn Spot,
Obs n Spot
Obscd
Obstn
Obscured
Obstruction, Diffuser
Oc
Obsy, Obs y
Occ, Occ.
Observatory
Occulting light
(occas l )
O.D.
Occasional;
Ordnance Datum
Ocean DataAcquisition System
Office
Orange
IP 43
IK 4043,IL
43
IG 73
IP
10.2
IP 50
IH d
IQ 58
MSL
Mt.
Mth
MTL
N
NB
(occas)
OD
ODAS
Or
Off, Off.
Or.
Marl
Mean Lower High
Water
Mean Lower Low
Water
Mean Low Water
Mean Low Water
Neaps
Mean Low Water
Springs
Millimetre(s)
Morse
IH 5
IH 11
MLHW
IJ 2
IB 45,
IP 14
IJ 31
IB 41,
IP 13
IJ h
IB 61
IJ o
IH 13
Mid, Mid.
min., m.
Mean High Water

Mean High Water
Neaps
Mean High Water
Springs
Middle
Minute(s) of time
Mark
IH 12
IH 4
IH 10
IH 8
IB 44
IP
10.9,
IR 20
IE 24
IG 76
IJ r
IH 6
IG 23
IO 19
IH c
IB 9
IR 13
IQ
126
IB 13
IB 45
IG 72
IP
11.7,
IQ 3
P
P.
(P)
PA
Pag
Pass.
PD
Pen.
Pk.
PO
pos
(priv)
Prod.Well
prohib
proj
prom
Prom.
ord.
Oy, oys
Oz, oz
Ordinary
Oysters
Ooze
IJ q
IJ b
peb
Pebbles
Port
IJ 7
IG
137
IB 7
IE 14
IO 13
IB 8
IG 4
IG 25
IJ k
IF 63
IJ z
IP 50,
IP 65,
IQ 70
IL 20
IO c
IO 80
IO d
IG 20
IG 9
IJ y
ID 26
(PA), (P.A.)
Pag.
(PD), (P.D.)
Penla, Pen la
Pk
Pm, pum
P.O.
Po, pol
posn, pos n
Priv., (Priv.)
Preliminary(NM)
Position approximate
Pagoda
Passage
Position Doubtful
Peninsula
Peak
Pumice
Post Office
Polyzoa
Position
Private
Prohibd
projd, Projd
promt, Promt
Promy, Promy
(prov), (prov l )
Pt
Pt, pt
Production Well
Prohibited
Projected
Prominent
Promontory
Provisional
Point
Pteropods
Pylon
QkFl, Qk.Fl.
Quick-flashing light
Qr
Qz, qrtz
Quarter
Quartz
rd
Red
R.
R
River
Rock
Ro
Pt.
Pyl
Rds
Ref
Rds
Refl
Rep
Rf.
RG
Refl.
Remble
Repd, Repd
Rf
Ro D.F.
Rk.
(R Lts)
Rk
(Red Lts)
Rly, Ry, Ry
Ro Bn
RoRo
Ro-Ro
Ru, (ru)
R.S.
Ru.
RW
S.
S
S
s
Ra
Ra(conspic)
Ra.(conspic)
Ra.Refl.
Racon
rad, Rd
Radome
Ramark
RC
RD
Dir.Ro.Bn
Coast Radio Station

providing QTG service
Radar Range,
Radar Reference Line,
Coast Radar Station
Radar conspicuous
object
Radar Reflector
Radar Transponder
Beacon
Radiolaria
Radar Dome
Radar Beacon
Non-directional Radiobeacon
Directional
Radiobeacon
IP
10.6
IJ g
SBM
SC
Sc
IJ aj,
IP
11.2,
IQ 3
IJ 9,
IK 15
IS 15
Saint
Sand
South
Second(s) of time
S.C.
Sc, sc
Sc.
Single Anchor Leg

Mooring
Single Buoy Mooring
Sailing Club
Scoriae
Scanner
IM 3132, IS
1
IS 5
IQ 1011,IS
4
IS 13
IJ x
IE
30.4
IS 2
IS 10
Sch
SD
SD
Sch.
S.D.
Sd.
SE
Sd
S.E.
Sem, Sem.
stf
sh
sf
Sh
Sh.
Si
Sig
SMt
so
Sp
Sp
SPM
SS
IS 11
St
34
IO 20
IQ
124,
IT 14
Retroreflecting material IQ 6
Remarkable
Reported
Il 3
Reef
IO 26
Radio DirectionIS 14
Finding Station
Rock
IG 11
Air Obstruction Lights IP
(low intensity)
61.2
Railway
ID 13
Radiobeacon in
IS 10
general
Roll-on Roll-off ferry
IF 50
terminal
Rocket station
Ruins
ID 8,
IE
25.2,
IF 33
Rotating Pattern
IS 12
Radiobeacon
St, St
s
S.
sec, sec.
SALM
Q
Roads, Roadstead
Refuge
Sig.
School
Sailing Directions
Sounding of doubtful
depth
Sound
Southeast
Semaphore
Stiff
Shells
Shoal
Silt
Signal
sk, spk
sm
SMt
Sn, shin
sft
Sp.
Speckled
Small
Seamount
Shingle
Soft
Spire
Sp, sp
Sp, Spr.
Sponge
Spring Tides
Single Point Mooring
Signal Station
Sig Sta, Sig

Stn
st
Stones
IG 54
IJ 1
IB 11
IB 51,
IP 12
IL 12
IL 16
IU 4
IJ m
IE
30.3
IG a
Il 2
IO 12
IB 14
IJ 36
IJ 11
IO 25
IJ 4
IR 1,
IT
25.2
IJ ad
IJ aa
IO 33
IJ d
IJ 35
IE
10.3
IJ s
IH 16
IL 12
IT 2036
IJ 5
St
St.
Street
Sta
Sta., Stn, Stn

Stm.Sig.Stn.
Station
Storm Signal Station
Strait
Submerged
Str.
subm
SW
SWOPS
sy
Tr
Radio
(Wireless/Telegraphy)
YC
Y.C.
y d, y ds
Yellow, amber, orange IJ ai,

IP 11,
IQ 3
Yacht Club
IU 4
Yard(s)
-
Elevation of top of
trees
Telephone, Telegraph
Temporary
Tel.
(tempy),
(temp y)
Tr
T.V. Tr
uncov.
unexamd.
unexamd
Tower
Traffic Separation
Scheme
Television Tower
IG 95
IN b,
IP54
IE
10.2,
IE 20
IE 2829
Unwatched, unmanned IP 53
(light)
Ultra Large Crude
Carrier Uncovers
IK c
Unexamined
Il a
IP a
IP 22
IP
10.8
vol
Va, V a
Varn
var
Vel.
(vertl )
Volcanic
Villa
Variation
Varying
Velocity
Vertically disposed
Violet
vis.
VQkFl.
V.Qk.Fl
Visible
Very Large Crude
Carrier
Volcano
Very quick-flashing
light
IJ 37
IB 60
IP 15
IP
11.5
IG
187
IG 26
IP
10.7
W.
w
West
White
WGS
IJ 34
Unintensified
Upper
Ultra quick-flashing
light
VLCC
W
W
W/T
UQ
Vol.
VQ
Whistle
Wreck
IJ 1
IB 53,
IF 53
IC 14
Upr
Vel
(vert)
Vi
Whis.
Wk
Tufa
Temporary(NM)
Ton, tonne
Unintens
Var
Whis
Wk
T, t
stk
ULCC
Whf
IB 16
IL e
(U)
uncov
unexam
Whf
World Geodetic
System
Wharf
Southwest
Single Well Oil
Production
System
Stickly
Submd,
Submd
S.W.
TSS
TV Tr
Water Tower
Weed
Water Tr
Wd
(T)
t
Tel
(temp)
Water Tr
wd
IG
110
ID 13
IT 28
IO 11
IO 90
IB 12
IJ ae,
IP
11.1
IQ a
35
IE 21
IJ
13.1
IS 50
IF 13,
IG c
IR 15
IK 2030
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