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7003 BOATING AND WATERWAYS TITLE 14 (c) The agency or political subdivision of the State authorizing the place- ment of a waterway marker will inform the Department of the following: (1) Exact location of the marker,expressed in latitude and longitude, or in distance and direction from one or more fixed objects whose precise location is known. (2) The description andpurpose of the marker, including its identifying number, if any, as required by Section 7002(a)(5), above. NOTE:Authority cited:Section 659,Harbors and Navigation Code. Reference:Sections 650 and 659, Harbors and Navigation Code. 7004. Maintenance of Waterway Markers. Waterway markers shall be maintained in proper condition, or be replaced or removed. NOTE: Authority cited:Section 659,Harbors and Navigation Code. Reference:Sections 650 and 659, Harbors and Navigation Code. 7005. Display of Waterway Markers. (a) A waterway marker may be displayed as a sign on a fixed support, as a buoy bearing a symbol on its surface, or as a sign mounted on a buoy. (b) When a buoy is used to carry a symbol on its surface,it will be white,with a band of international orange at the top and a band of international orange above the water line at the bottom. (c) A buoy whose sole purpose is to carry a sign above it will be marked with three bands of international orange alternating with two bands of white,each band occupying approximately one-fifth of the total area of the buoy above the water line,except where the sign itself carries orange bands;however,nothing in these regulations will be construed to prohibit the mounting of a sign on a buoy which has been placed for a purpose other than that of carrying a sign. (d) When symbols are placed on signs,a suitable white background may e used outside the symbol. NOTE: Authority cited:Section 659,Harbors and Navigation Code. Reference:Sections 650 and 659. Harbors and Navigation Code. 7006. Specifications for Waterway Markers. (a) The size,shape,material,and construction of all markers,both fixed and floating,shall be such as to be observable tinder normal conditions of visibility at a distance such that the significance of the marker or aid will be recognizablc in time to avoid danger. (b) Waterway markers shall be made of materials which will retain,despite weather and other exposures,the characteristics essential to their basic signifi- cance, such as color,shape, legibility and position. NOTE:Authority cited:Section 659,Harbors and Navigation Code.Reference:Sections 650 and 659,Harbors and Navigation Code. 7007. Other Waterway Marking Devices. (a) Mooring Buoys. In order that mooring buoys shall not be mistaken for aids to navigation or regulatory markers,they shall be white,with a blue band clearly visible above the waterline. 172