GDI-16-MB

Site Marking Buoy

Key Dimensions

Key Dimensions

Diameter
0.40 m
Overall Height
0.48 m
Mass
0.48 m
Submergence
N/A

Technical Drawings

Features & Benefits

Features

  • Design disperses mooring loads throughout structure
  • 4mm wall thickness in HDPE
  • Proprietary IALA E108 Compliant colour with UV-20 protection package
  • Plastic molded mooring eye for rope mooring
  • Conformance to IALA Recommendations
  • Available in Lateral and Special Mark

Benefits

  • Small 16" Spherical Marker Buoy for marking hazards to navigation
  • Durable 16" diameter single wall sphere construction
  • Short range Visual Aid with a 0.22 NM visible range
  • Molded plastic mooring eye for rope mooring
  • Can be very easily deployed from a small vessel
  • Ultra-low maintenance

Specifications

Performance Specifications

Focal Plane Height [Maximum]
0.36 m
Draught [Minimum]
0.12 m
Reserve Buoyancy [at max FP]
N/A
Minimum Mooring Weight
N/A
Maximum Mooring Weight
N/A
Visual Area/Surface [at max FP]
0.12 m2
Visual Range [at max FP]
0.22 NM
Radar Reflector (Optional)
N/A
Radar Range
N/A

Operating Conditions

Air Temperature Range
-40 C to + 50 C
Water Temperature Range
-2 C to + 50 C
Operational Current
0 to 4 knots
Survival Current Speed
10 knots
Operational Wind Speed
0 to 30 knots
Survival Wind Speed
80 knots
Operational Wave Height
N/A
Survival Wave Height
N/A

Material Specifications

Topmark (Optional)
N/A
Daymark Structure
N/A
Core Structure
N/A
Lifting & Mooring Structure
Molded in Mooring Eye for Rope Line
Lifting Break Load
N/A
Buoy Hull
Blow molded virgin HDPE with UV20 protection package
Wall Thickness (in / mm)
3mm
Foam Filling (Optional)
N/A
Colors
IALA compliant colours in accordance with IALA Specification E108
IALA Compliance Testing
Independendent Laboratory Test Results available
Colorfastness Test Procedure
Xenon Arc Accelerated Weathering per ASTM D-2565
Colorfastness Testing
Independendent Laboratory Test Results available per ASTM-D2244
Product Life Expectancy
> 20 Years
Product Life Expectancy
5 Years