Chart symbol

[Stemar]

SWMBO's doing her Day Skipper theory, bless 'er and she asked the fount of all knowlege (me /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif) what a symbol on her practice chart means. At which point the fount dried up!

It's a magenta rectangle and on each face there's a circle with 3 or 4 little lines, just like little legs a couple of mm long, pointing towards the centre of the rectangle.

It's in over 20m of water, but on one of the excercises, it's described as a hazard. Since I don't think there are enough offshore Mr Men farms to warrant their own chart symbol, Wottizzit?

 

[BlackJacksGaff]

I think you may find it to be a mine laying practice area.

 

[capnsensible]

This is what to say. 'Surely, my Dear, you will have looked at Chart 5011, Admiralty Chart symbols and Abbreviations? And yes Darling, it is a booklet and not an actual chart any more.' Thereby shifting responsibility and remaining the font.

 

[Stemar]

Shrimper - thanks, that makes sense.

Capnsensible - Your plan has merit and would have stood a chance if we'd been on the boat, when I could have got it out and given it to her, but boat's 100 miles away. Thanks to shrimper, I'll still be the fount, albeit with a slight delay!

 

[Cornishman]

If the rectangle has sides made of broken lines (like dashes) it is indeed a mine-laying practice area.
Chart 5011 P13a

 

[cliff]

Like this?

Mine laying practice area (AKA Prohibited area - NO ENTRY)
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[capnsensible]

Aha, thinking fast, the next would be 'Don't worry about leaving it on the boat, not your fault, it could happen to anyone'.

 

[michael_w]

Beware of Space Invaders /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[graham]

Showers available in the marina?? /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif