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BOATING SAFETY | 42
FWMS Marking System
Buoys with unique light flashing characteristics are identified on nautical charts
with the specific flashing pattern .
Mooring Buoys
The only buoys you are permitted to moor are mooring buoys .
Mooring buoys are white with a blue horizontal stripe . Mooring to a naviga-
tion buoy, regulatory markers or lateral markers is illegal . Ko .1901
Uniform State Regulatory Markers
Regulatory markers indicate dangerous or restricted controlled areas . These
markers are used to indicate speed zones, areas set aside for particular use,
general information and directions .
Regulatory markers are white with orange geometric shapes and also have
orange bands near the top and at the water line of the buoy . You must obey
regulatory markers .
CONTROLLED
AREA
DANGER BOATS
KEEP OUT
INFORMATION
RIGHT OF WAY
NOTICE
In general, boats with less maneuverability have right of way over more
agile crafts . You must stay clear of the vessel with right of way and pass
to his stern .
Privileged Boats
Privileged boats have right of way and can hold course and speed . Sailboats and
boats paddled or rowed have the right of way over motor boats . Sailboats under
power are considered motorboats . Small pleasure craft must yield to large com-
mercial boats in narrow channels .
Burdened Boats
The burdened boat is the boat that must make whatever adjustment to course
and speed necessary to keep out of the way of the privileged boat .
Crossing
In crossing situations, the boat to the right from the 12 o’clock to the 4 o’clock
position has the right-of-way .
It must hold course and speed . The burdened boat keeps passes behind the
privileged boat . Boats going up and down a river have the privilege over boats
crossing the river .