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Combinations of symbols

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The ISOM lays down the permissible combination of screens.

 
   Symbol Allowed with (new in bold)  Not allowed with
 Broken ground 116  310, 311, 401, 402, 403, 404, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410     210, 309
 Stony ground 210   310, 311, 401, 402, 403, 404, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410   116, 309
 Uncrossable marsh 309     401, 402, 403, 404   116, 210, 310, 311, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410
 Marsh 310  116, 210, 401, 402, 403, 404, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410   309, 311
 Indistinct marsh 311  116, 210, 401, 402, 403, 404, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410   309, 310
 Open land 401  116, 210, 309, 310, 311  402, 403, 404, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410
 Open / scattered 402   116, 210, 309, 310, 311  401, 403, 404, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410
 Rough open land 403   116, 210, 309, 310, 311  401, 402, 404, 406, 407, 409, 408, 410
 Rough / scattered 404   116, 210, 309, 310, 311   401, 402, 403, 406, 408, 407, 409, 410
 Forest: slow 406   116, 210, 310, 311   309, 401, 402, 403, 404, 407, 408, 409, 410
 Undergrowth, slow 407   116, 210, 310, 311, 403, 404   309, 401, 402, 406, 408, 409, 410
 Forest: difficult 408   116, 210, 310, 311   309, 401, 402, 403, 404, 406, 407, 409, 410
 Undergrowth, diff. 409   116, 210, 310, 311, 403, 404   309, 401, 402, 406, 407, 408, 410
 Vegetation, fight 410   116, 210, 310, 311   309, 401, 402, 403, 404, 406, 407, 408, 409

 

The following screens are not specifically listed in the combinations section of the specifications:

Screens that should remain on their own, no combinations allowed: -

Open sandy ground 211, Bare rock 212, Lake 301, Pond 302, Orchard 412, Vineyard 413, Cultivated land 415, and Parking area 530

Screens That may be combined with any screen:

Forest: easy running 405, Permanently out of bounds 529, Out-of-bounds area 709, and Dangerous area 710

Screens with other rules of combination: -

Forest runnable in one direction 411, use the appropriate rules from the main runnability colour,

Settlement 528, significant features must be shown for the yellow/green symbol, or the black line screen with no underlying detail should be used.

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Changes since the ISOM1990:-

ISOM2000 increased the combinations allowed to 116, 210, 309, 310, 401, 402, 403, & 404 by allowing broken ground 116, uncrossable marsh 309 and open land 401 to be combined with some other symbols. The following table highlights the newly allowed combinations in red, for a view of the 1990 combinations click this link.

 Broken ground 116  Broken ground 116

    Permitted combinations

 Stony ground 210

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 Stony ground 210

    Newly permitted combinations

 Uncrossable marsh 309   . .  Uncrossable marsh 309  
 Marsh 310

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 Marsh 310
 Indistinct marsh 311   . .  Indistinct marsh 311
 Open land 401  Open land 401
 Open / scattered 402 .  Open / scattered 402
 Rough open land 403 . .  Rough open land 403
 Rough / scattered 404 . . .  Rough / scattered 404
 Forest: slow 406 . . . . .  Forest: slow 406
 Undergrowth, slow 407 . . . . . .  Undergrowth, slow 407
 Forest: difficult 408 . . . . . . .  Forest: difficult 408
 Undergrowth, diff. 409 . . . . . . . .  Undergrowth, diff. 409
 Vegetation, fight 410 . . . . . . . .

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 Vegetation, fight 410

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