FUNCTN

1. No function / service of major interest:
2. harbour-master's office: the office of the local official who has charge of mooring and berthing of vessels, collecting harbour fees, etc. (adapted from IHO Dictionary, S-32, 5th Edition, 2191)
3. customs office: an office which is charged with enforcing customs regulations.
4. health office: the office which is charged with the administration of health laws and sanitary inspections. (adapted from The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 1993)
5. hospital: an institution or establishment providing medical or surgical treatment for the ill or wounded. (The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 1993)
6. post office: the public department, agency or organisation responsible primarily for the collection, transmission and distribution of mail. (The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 1993)
7. hotel: an establishment, especially of a comfortable or luxurious kind, where paying visitors are provided with accommodation, meals and other services. (The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 1993)
8. railway station: a building with platforms where trains arrive, load, discharge and depart. (The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 1993)
9. police station: the office of the local police force.
10. water-police station: the headquarters of a local water-police force.
11. pilot office: the office or headquarters of pilots; the place where the services of a pilot may be obtained. (IHO Dictionary, S-32, 5th Edition, 3845)
12. pilot lookout: a distinctive structure on shore from which personnel keep watch upon events at sea or along the coast. (IHO Dictionary, S-32, 5th Edition, 2917)
13. bank office: an office for custody, deposit, loan, exchange or issue of money. (adapted from The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 1993)
14. headquarters for district control: the quarters of an executive officer (director, manager, etc.) with responsibility for an administrative area.
15. transit shed/warehouse: a building or part of a building for storage of wares or goods. (adapted from The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 1993)
16. factory: a building or buildings with equipment for manufacturing; a workshop. (The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 1993)
17. power station: a stationary plant containing apparatus for large scale conversion of some form of energy (such as hydraulic, steam, chemical or nuclear energy) into electrical energy. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 3rd Edition, 1984)
18. administrative: a building for the management of affairs. (adapted from The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 1993)
19. educational facility: a building concerned with education (eg. school, college, university, etc.)
20. church: a building for public Christian worship. (The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 1993)
21. chapel: a place for Christian worship other than a parish, cathedral or church, especially one attached to a private house or institution. (The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 1993)
22. temple: a building for public Jewish worship. (adapted from The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 1993)
23. pagoda: a Hindu or Buddhist temple or sacred building. (The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 1993)
24. shinto shrine: a building for public Shinto worship. (adapted from The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 1993)
25. buddhist temple: see pagoda.
26. mosque: a Muslim place of worship. (The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 1993)
27. marabout: a shrine marking the burial place of a Muslim holy man. (The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 1993)
28. lookout: keeping a watch upon events at sea or along the coast. (adapted from IHO Dictionary, S-32,5th Edition,2917)
29. communication: transmitting and/or receiving electronic communication signals. (adapted from Digital Geographic Information Standard - DIGEST)
30. television: broadcast of television signals.
31. radio: broadcast of radio signals.
32. radar: a method, system or technique of using beamed, reflected, and timed radio waves for detecting, locating, or tracking objects, and for measuring altitudes. (IHO Dictionary, S-32, 5th Edition,4158)
33. light support: supporting a light
34. microwave: broadcasting and receiving signals using microwaves.
35. cooling: dissipating heat.
36. observation: a place from which the surroundings can be observed but at which a watch is not habitually maintained. (adapted from IHO Dictionary, S-32, 5th Edition,2917)
37. time ball: a visual time signal in form of a ball
38. clock: visual time signal. (adapted from S-32, 5th Edition, 5536)
39. control: used to control the flow of air, rail, or marine traffic. (Digital Geographic Information Standard - DIGEST)
40. airship mooring: a facility to secure an airship. (adapted from Digital Geographic Information Standard - DIGEST)
41. stadium: a large usually unroofed building with tiers of seats for spectators
42. bus station: a location at which buses arrive and from which they depart.