IALA lateral and special marks trainer and quiz for deck officers.
Lateral & Special Marks Quiz is an educational trainer and quiz covering IALA buoyage for maritime students, deck officer cadets and nautical professionals, developed by a Master Mariner and maritime lecturer.
The app covers both IALA regions. Region A and Region B lateral marks are treated side by side, so you learn not just the shapes, colours and light characteristics but also how port and starboard hand marks reverse between the two systems, the distinction that catches out candidates in examinations and matters at sea. Special marks, which remain consistent worldwide, are covered in full alongside them.
Use the trainer to study each mark, its colour, shape, topmark and light rhythm, then switch to the quiz to test yourself under pressure. Questions draw on the full set of lateral and special marks across both regions, ideal for drilling the differences until they are second nature.
Perfect preparation for OOW and Chief Mate oral examinations, HNC, HND and degree level maritime studies, RYA Day Skipper and Yachtmaster candidates, and anyone refreshing their Rule of the Road and buoyage knowledge.
The app works entirely offline, collects no data, contains no adverts and requires no account.
Part of a growing family of maritime training apps, alongside Hydrostatics Calculator and Cardinal Marks Quiz & Trainer.
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