Buoy Shapes and Types

NOS NIMA IHO Foreign NIMA Charts Conical buoy, nun buoy Can or cylindrical buoy Spherical buoy Pillar buoy Spar buoy, spingle buoy Barrel buoy Super buoy     Light Floats Light float (unmanned light-vessel) as part of IALA System Light float not part of IALA System     Mooring Buoys Mooring buoys Lighted mooring buoy (example) Trot, mooring buoys with ground tackle and berth numbers Mooring buoy with telegraphic communication Mooring buoy with telephonic communication Numerous moorings (example)