Inland Port Hand Mark, Inland Starboard Hand Mark, and Port or Starboard Hand Mark

Function and Purpose:
Installed on the channel side of shoals, rocks, shipwrecks, or other obstructions to navigation. They mark the lateral limits of the channel. When installed along both banks of a well-defined channel, they indicate the shoreline,capes/promontories,or non-navigable branches, guiding vessels to navigate within the channel.

Applicable Areas:Navigable waters such as inland rivers, lakes, and large reservoirs.

Design Basis / Applicable Standards:
Buoy Mooring Chains JT/T 100-2005
Inland Aids to Navigation GB 5863-2022
General Technical Specifications for Buoys JT/T 760-2009
General Technical Specifications for Navigation Lights JT/T 760-2022

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