Mooring Buoy Specifications

The Mooring Buoy specifications include that the surface buoys attached to mooring tackle must be not less than 250 millimetres and not more than 800 millimeters in their greatest dimension. The buoy must be of adequate volumatic dimensions to support the mooring device in call conditions. The mooring device should be of sufficient length to ensure the buoy remains on the water's surface at all times. Surface buoys should be of a robust construction and preferably foam filled. Where a buoys is of synthetic construction it should also be UV stabalised. Buoys should be spherical, teardrop shaped or the shape of two cones joined at their bases, and not of a shape so as to cause confusion with navigation markers. You can go to http://www.msq.qld.gov.au/resources/file/eb96c6421fd3bfb/Pdf_restricted_buoy_mooring_factsheet.pdf for a complete description of the specifications required for the mooring buoy specifications.