AREA TO BE AVOIDED
Existance of oil and gas production platforms, submarine pipelines, mooring buoys and intense movement of supply vessels in the area of Campos oilfield. In order to avoid the risk of collision, pollution and damages to the environment, that area has been designated by the International maritime Organization as an "Area to be Avoided". Ships not involved in support activities and gas production and prospection shall avoid sailing within that area.

PLATFORMS
Oil and gas production platforms exhibit night signaling ligths, constituted by a fixed all-round red light at its top and a white rythimical light signaling letter "U" in Morse code. Non authorized navigation less than 500 meters from these structures is prohibited. Navigation less than 2 nautical miles from these structures is not recomended.