Key:seamark:restricted_area:category
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seamark:restricted_area:category |
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Categories of restricted area. |
Group: marine navigation |
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Documented values: 6 |
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Status: in use |
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Categories of restricted area
Restricted areas (CATREA)
Category | seamark:restricted_area:category | Definition |
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Offshore safety zone | safety | The area around an offshore installation within which vessels are prohibited from entering without permission. |
Nature reserve | nature_reserve | A tract of land managed so as to preserve it's flora, fauna, physical features, etc. |
Bird sanctuary | bird_sanctuary | A place where birds are bred and protected. |
Game reserve | game_reserve | A place where wild animals or birds hunted for sport or food are kept undisturbed for private use. |
Seal sanctuary | seal_sanctuary | A place where seals are protected. |
Degaussing range | degaussing_range | An area, usually about two cables diameter, within which ships' magnetic fields may be measured sensing instruments and cables are installed on the sea bed in the range and there are cables leading from the range to a control position ashore. |
Military area | military | An area controlled by the military in which restrictions may apply. |
Historic wreck area | historic_wreck | An area around certain wrecks of historical importance to protect the wrecks from unauthorized interference by diving, salvage or deposition (including anchoring). |
Navigational aid safety zone | navigational_aid_safety | An area around a navigational aid which vessels are prohibited from entering. |
Minefield | minefield | An area laid and maintained with explosive mines for defence or practice purposes. |
Swimming area | swimming | An area in which people may swim and therefore vessel movement may be restricted. |
Waiting area | waiting | An area reserved for vessels waiting to enter a harbour. |
Research area | research | An area where marine research takes place. |
Dredging area | dredging | An area where dredging is taking place. |
Fish sanctuary | fish_sanctuary | A place where fish are protected. |
Ecological reserve | ecological_reserve | A tract of land managed so as to preserve the relation of plants and living creatures to each other and to their surroundings. |
No wake area | no_wake | An area in which a vessels' speed must be reduced in order to reduce the size of the wake it produces. |
swinging area | swinging | An area where vessels turn. |
Water skiing area | water_skiing | An area within which people may water ski and therefore vessel movement may be restricted. |
Environmentally Sensitive Sea Area (ESSA) | essa | A generic term which may be used to describe a wide range of areas, considered sensitive for a variety of environmental reasons. |
Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA) | pssa | An area that needs special protection through action by IMO because of its significance for regional ecological, socio-economic or scientific reasons and because it may be vulnerable to damage by international shipping activities. |