B. Lateral Markers
Preferred Channel markers have horizontal red and
green bands. If lighted, the color of the light is the same
Lateral markers indicate the sides of navigable chan- as the top of the band. They show the preferred chan-
nels. They consist of lighted can or nun buoys and nel for you to use at a junction point. Be sure to notice
daymarks. Each has a number and is either red or the color of the top of the band, and treat it as any other
green. The numbers on the green markers are odd. marker you would of that color. If the band is red and
Red markers have even numbers.
you are returning from seaward, keep the marker to
the right.
Buoys are red or green floatingATONS. If lighted, they
have either red or green lights. Unlighted green buoys, Most lights on markers flash on and off. Others such
called cans, look like cylinders. Unlighted red nun buoys as lights on aids with no lateral significance are fixed.
have a cone shaped top with their points cut off. Do
They stay on all night. ATON lights flash in regular pat-
not pass too close to a buoy. You may foul the propel- terns. For example, they may flash every three sec-
ler in its chain.
onds, or in groups such as two flashes and a pause.
There are a number of flashing patterns, which help
you identify the light at night. To identify a light, note its
color and pattern or timing of flashes, and compare it
to your chart to find its location.
NOTICE
Buoys are anchored floating objects and may
not always be in exactly the same position.
Daymarks are red or green boards with numbers. They D. The Uniform State Waterway Marking System
are on posts or groups of pilings tied together and called
dolphins. Daymarks and their supports are daybeacons. This section discusses three kinds of markers in this
Daybeacons may or may not have lights. If a red or system: Regulatory, Informational, and Lateral.
green daybeacon has a light, it is the same color as
the marker-red or green. Red daymarks are triangular Regulatory markers in this system are either signs or
and have even numbers. Green daymarks are square buoys. Signs are square with orange borders. Regu-
and have odd numbers.
latory buoys are white and shaped like cylinders. They
have horizontal orange bands near their tops and just
Red, Right, Returning is a basic rule to assist you above the water’s surface. An orange circle on a marker
in using lateral markers. When you are returning from means a controlled area. A message such as ”No
seaward , keep red markers on the starboard (right) Wake, Idle Speed, No Skiing, or 5 MPH” may appear
side when you pass them. Keep green markers to the on a marker. An orange diamond means danger. If a
port side.
diamond has an orange cross inside it, do not enter the
area. The reason you should stay out, such as “Swim
Returning from seaward is very clear if you have been Area” may be printed in black on the marker.
on the ocean. You are returning to port. By agree-
ment, going upstream on a navigational river is return- Informational Markers are white signs with orange bor-
ing from seaward. The outlet ends of the Great Lakes ders. They give information such as direction, distance,
are also the seaward ends. Traveling from a large body and location.
of water to a smaller one is considered returning from
seaward.
Lateral markers in the USWMS system are either num-
bered red or black buoys. Black buoys may have green
reflectors or lights. They are the equivalent of green
buoys in the IALA-B system. Red buoys may have red
C. Safe Water Markers
Safe water markers have vertical red and white stripes reflectors or lights. They are the same as red buoys in
and mark the center of navigable channels and fair- the IALA-B system. Red or black buoys are usually
ways. Safe water markers included both lighted and found in pairs - pass between them.
unlighted buoys and daymarks. If a marker is lighted,
the light is white and flashes the letter “A” in Morse
Code.
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