🇩🇪 Buoyage of Kiel · Kiel Fjord: put the harbour's buoys back (Germany)
© OpenStreetMap · ODbL · Simplified map, not for navigation.
This chart shows the real buoyage of Kiel · Kiel Fjord (Germany), taken from OpenStreetMap on 2026-10-03. 4 marks are missing. IALA region A: coming in from the sea, red to port and green to starboard.
What the chart shows
The Kiel and Kiel Fjord (Kieler Förde) chart has 9 marks: five lateral marks (three port-hand, two starboard-hand), two east cardinals and two special marks. The four empty spots are all laterals: starboard-hand 5 and 9, port-hand 8 and 14, the latter named “14/Reede” in OpenStreetMap. The special marks are called “Regatta” and “Sperr-G.”. No rock symbols.
Germany uses region A: in the direction of buoyage, that of a boat entering the Förde, red to port and green to starboard. The numbering confirms it: 5 and 9 are odd, so green; 8, 12 and 14 are even, so red. An east cardinal is recognised by two black cones base to base and a quick-flashing light in groups of three. Special marks are yellow; their meaning is read from the chart.
According to Wikipedia, the fjord runs about 17 km from Kiel Bay to the Hörn in the city centre, narrowing to about 1 km at the Friedrichsorter Enge. The Kiel Canal opens into it at Holtenau.
Revision questions in the spirit of the exam
- Why are 5 and 9 starboard-hand marks, and 8 and 14 port-hand marks?
- Which topmark and which white light identify an east cardinal?
- What can you tell about a yellow special mark without looking at the chart?
Sources
- IALA, Recommendation R1001 (ed. 2.0, June 2023) (facts restated in our own words, text not reproduced)
- OpenStreetMap and OpenSeaMap, survey of 03/10/2026 (ODbL 1.0 licence)
- Wikipedia (in English), article Kiel Fjord (facts restated in our own words, text not reproduced; article published under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence)
For practice only: do not use for navigation. Refer to up-to-date official charts and documents.
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Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the ODbL 1.0, including seamarks from the OpenSeaMap project. The derived database behind these charts is published under the ODbL: real-zones.json (ODbL), ODbL 1.0. Simplified map, not for navigation.