Navigable part of a waterway
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OBSTRUCTION
An object such as a wreck, net, etc., which blocks a fairway, route, etc.
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MIDDLE GROUND
A shoal in a fairway having a channel on either side.
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TRANSIT SPEED
Speed of a vessel required for the passage through a canal, fairway, etc.
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REFERENCE LINE
A fictive line displayed on the radar screen separating the fairway for inbound and outbound vessels so that they can safely pass each other
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FAIRWAY SPEED
Mandatory speed in a fairway
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MANEUVERING SPEED
A vessel ́s reduced rate of speed in restricted waters such as fairways, harbours, etc.
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TRANSIT
The passage of a vessel through a canal, fairway, etc.
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BLOCKSHIP
A vessel sunk deliberately to block a waterway to prevent the waterwayʹs use by an enemy.
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NARROWS
A narrow part of a navigable waterway.
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LATERAL MARK
A navigation aid intended to mark the sides of a channel or waterway
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