CPC B63B 49/00 (2013.01) [E02D 5/223 (2013.01); E02D 5/60 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
1. A marine navigational aid for use with a piling, the marine navigational aid comprising:
a flexible wrap configured to be substantially conformally wrapped around a circumference of the piling without forming a waterproof seal, the flexible wrap at least substantially comprising a non-padded wrap formed of waterproof material;
at least one affixment mechanism coupled to the flexible wrap and configured to affix the flexible wrap in an installed disposition around the piling at least partly above a corresponding waterline such that at least part of the flexible wrap is ordinarily visible to an observing mariner using ordinary vision; and
a plurality of alphanumeric characters disposed on an exterior side of the flexible wrap when the flexible wrap is in the installed disposition around the piling, the alphanumeric characters imparting marine navigational aid content to the observing mariner.
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