Tag:seamark:type=cable_overhead
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| Description |
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| Wires, fibres, wire rope or chains, passing over or nearby navigable waters. |
| Group: marine navigation |
| Used on these elements |
| Status: in use |
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Wires, fibres, wire rope or chains, passing over or nearby navigable waters.
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seamark:cable_overhead:category
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| Power line | power
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A cable used for the supply of electricity. |
| Transmission line | transmission
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Multiple uninsulated cables usually supported by steel lattice towers. |
| Telephone | telephone
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A cable used for the transmission of telephone signals. |
| Telegraph | telegraph
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A cable used for the transmission of telegraph signals. |
| Mooring cable/chain | mooring
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A cable or chain used to secure a mooring buoy or other floating structure. |
| Fibre optic cable | optical
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A cable made of glass or plastic fibre designed to guide light along its length, fibre optic cables are widely used in fibre-optic communication, which permits transmission over longer distances and at higher data rates than other forms of communication. |
| Ferry cable | ferry
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A cable where a cable ferry is connected to |
