S
AFETY
I
NFORMATION
#
1-17
“1” “3” “5” “7”
LIGHTED BUOY (Port Hand)
Odd number, increasing toward head
of navigation. Leave to port (left) pro-
ceeding
White
Green
Light
Light
OR
Old
New
“2” “4” “6”
LIGHTED BUOY (Starboard Hand)
Even number, increasing toward head
of navigation. Leave to starboard
(right) proceeding up-stream
White
Green
Light
Light
OR
Old
New
“A”
LIGHTED SAFE WATER BUOY
No number. Marks midchannel, pass
on either side. Letter has no lateral
significance, used for identification
and location purposes.
Top Mark
White
Green
Light
Light
OR
Old
New
RB “L” RB “L”
LIGHTED PREFERRED
CHANNEL TO PORT BUOY
No number. Topmost band red -
preferred channel is to left of buoy.
Letter has no lateral significance,
used for identification and location
purposes.
Red or
Red
White
Light
Light
OR
Old
New
N “2”
NUN BUOY
Even number. Leave to starboard.
No change
C “1”
CAN BUOY
Odd number. Leave to port.
OR
Old New
SECONDARY CHANNEL BUOYS
STARTS NEW NUMBERING SYSTEM
Proceeding toward head of
navigation from seaward
MAIN CHANNEL
SECOND
AR
Y CHANNEL
“7”
“6”
C “1”
N “2”
RB “L”
or
RG “L”
“5”
“4”
“3”
“A”
“2”
“1”
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