Daymark
A daymark or a day marker is the daytime identifier of an aid to navigation (ATON).
Generally, the daymark conveys to the mariner, during daylight hours, the same significance as does the aid's light or reflector at night. [1]
Daymark Chart Symbols[2]
| Paper Chart | Simplified | Simplified Symbol Name | |
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| [[File:Square or rectangular daymark - Paper Chart.PNG|thumb|Square or rectangular daymark - Paper Chart]] | [[File:Square or rectangular daymark - Simplified chart.PNG|thumb|Square or rectangular daymark - Simplified chart]] | Square or rectangular daymark | |
| [[File:Triangular daymark point up - Paper Chart.PNG|thumb|Triangular daymark point up - Paper Chart]] | [[File:Triangular daymark point up - Simplified Chart.PNG|thumb|Triangular daymark point up - Simplified Chart]] | Triangular daymark, point up | |
| [[File:Triangular daymark, point down - Paper Chart.PNG|thumb|Triangular daymark, point down - Paper Chart]] | [[File:Triangular daymark point down - Simplified Chart.PNG|thumb|Triangular daymark point down - Simplified Chart]] | Triangular daymark, point down | |
| [[File:Retro reflector - Paper and Simplified Chart.PNG|thumb|Retro reflector - Paper and Simplified Chart]] | [[File:Retro reflector - Paper and Simplified Chart.PNG|thumb|Retro reflector - Paper and Simplified Chart]] | Retro reflector |
See also
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- ^ Light List, Volume II, Atlantic Coast. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office. 2015. pp. ix.
- ^ US Chart No. 1: Symbols, Abbreviations and Terms used on Paper and Electronic Navigational Charts. Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Department of Defense
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2013. p. 86.
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