OAR 250-010-0201: Uniform Waterway Marking System; Definitions

(1) "Buoy" is any device designed to float and to be held in a fixed position in a water area and which is used to convey an official message. (2) “Calm water buoy” is a buoy designed for use in lakes, reservoirs, or other waterbodies where currents are minimal. (3) "Display Area" is the area needed to display a waterway marker symbol such as a diamond, circle, or square. (4) “Fast water buoy” is a buoy designed for use in rivers, tidal areas, or other waterways where water currents exist. (5) “Information marker” is a waterway marker used to convey information to boat operators other than regulatory matters, such as warnings of dangers or obstructions to navigation or other information of an official nature which will contribute to the health, safety, and well-being of boaters. (6) “Mooring buoy” is a device that is permanently secured to the bottom of a body of water and to which a vessel may be secured when not underway. (7) “Regulatory marker” is a waterway marker used to alert boat operators to restrictions set in law including, but not limited to, boat exclusion areas and motor, horsepower, speed, or wake restrictions. (8) "Sign" is a device which is attached to another object such as a piling, buoy, pier, or the land itself which is used to convey an official message. (9) "Waterway Marker" is any device placed by the Marine Board, or by a political subdivision or person with the permission of the Marine Board, under the authority of ORS 830.110(13), designed to be placed in, or near water to convey an official message to a boat operator. The term "waterway marker" includes within its meaning the terms "buoy" and "sign”