Seamarks/PPWBC Notice Marks

Seamark tagging

• General information
• Tags
• Schema
• Objects, usage
• Categories of objects, attributes
• INT-1 cross reference
• Inland notice marks (CEVNI, Europe)
• Inland lateral marks (CEVNI, Europe)
• Inland notice marks (BNIWR, Brazil)
• Inland notice marks (PPWBC, Brazil/Paraguay)
• Inland notice marks (RIWR, Russia)

Notice Marks used in Brazil/Paraguay Parana Inland Waterways

The tags defined on this page will render in various nautical charts.

Tagging Notice Marks in OSM

Notice marks can exist alone or be added to beacons. Where a notice mark is used alone, it should carry the tag "seamark:type=notice" plus one of the attribute tags listed below.

seamark:type=notice
+ seamark:notice:function=*         ( prohibition | regulation | restriction | recommendation | information )
+ seamark:notice:category=*         ( See tables below )
+ seamark:notice:system=ppwbc
+ seamark:notice:bank=*             (left | right )

The tables below detail the values to be used for "seamark:notice:category" tags.

Mandatory Signs

These signs should also carry the tag: "seamark:notice:function=regulation"

Notice	seamark:notice:category	Symbol: seamark:notice:bank=left	Symbol: seamark:notice:bank=right	Where used
Proceed close to the margin on your port side	keep_to_port_margin
Proceed close to the margin on your starboard side	keep_to_starboard_margin
Proceed in the middle of the river	keep_to_mid-river
Cross river to port	cross_river_to_port
Cross river to starboard	cross_river_to_starboard

Informative Signs

These signs should also carry the tag: "seamark:notice:function=information"

Notice	seamark:notice:category	Symbol: seamark:notice:bank=left	Symbol: seamark:notice:bank=right	Where used
Secondary waterway ahead on the left, main waterway on the right	main_waterway_right_secondary_ahead_left
Secondary waterway ahead on the right, main waterway on the left	main_waterway_left_secondary_ahead_right

References

OSM seamark resources

• Seamark tag values(en)
• Seamark objects(en)
• Seamark attributes(en)
• Categories of objects(en)
• INT-1 cross reference(en)
• Inland waterway notice marks (CEVNI, Europe)(en)
• Inland waterway lateral marks (CEVNI, Europe)(en)
• Inland waterway notice marks (BNIWR, Brazil)(en)
• Inland waterway notice marks (PPWBC, Brazil/Paraguay)(en)
• Inland waterway notice marks (RIWR, Russia)(en)

JOSM presets & styles

• https://github.com/OpenNauticalChart/josm

External sources

• S-101 ENC/iENC registry (iho.int), the ENC Data Classification and Encoding Guide (DCEG) can be downloaded as zipped PDF, online access to symbols in Portrayal Register
• International nautical chart symbol legend (Chart INT-1, NOAA)
• Encoding Guide for Inland ENCs (openecdis.org, 2018), an international standard of the Inland ENC Harmonization Group is currently in development (IEHG Publication S-401, 2019)
• European Code for Inland Waterways (CEVNI), (UNECE, Fifth revised version 2015)
• European Code for Signs and Signals on Inland Waterways (SIGNI), (UNECE Resolution N0. 90, 2018)
• U.S. Aids to Navigation System – also details the Western Waters Marking System, Intracoastal Waterway system, and Uniform State Waterway Marking System
• Inland ENC Feature Catalogue, edition 2.3