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obtained from your local U.S. Coast Guard Unit
or the United States Coast Guard Headquar ters
by calling (202) 512-1800 or faxing your
request to (202) 512-2250, and asking for the
publication titled “Na vigational Rules, Inter na-
tional-Inland.”
“Aids to Na vigation” (U.S. Coast Guard pam-
phlet #123) explains the significance of various
lights and buo ys. This and other pamphlets,
including the “Boating Safety T raining Manual”
and “Federal Requirements F or Recreational
Boats,” are also a vailable from the U.S. Coast
Guard Headquar ters.
Because of proposed alterations in buo ys and
markers, contact the U.S. Coast Guard to sta y
informed of changes.
The spoken word “MA YDAY” is the inter national
signal of distress. MA YDAY should NEVER be
used unless there is gra ve or imminent danger ,
and you are in need of immediate assistance.
AIDS TO NAVIGATION
Aids to na vigation (ATONS) help you to tra vel
safely on the w ater. They help you get from one
place to another, and are most helpful if you ha ve
a nautical char t. NEVER tie your vessel to an
ATON. It is illegal, and blocks it from vie w of other
boaters, which can cause serious problems.
There are two A TON systems. The fir st system,
used on federal w aters, is known as the Inter na-
tional Association of Lighthouse Authorities
System B (IALA-B). The Coast Guard maintains
this system. The second system is the Unifor m
State Waterway Marking System (USWMS). This
system is maintained b y state authorities.
IALA System B
In the United States, IALA-B uses four types of
ATONS. These are lateral mar ks, safe w ater
marks, special mar ks, and isolated danger
marks. The Na vigational Aids Char t at the end
of this section reflects these aids.
Red, Right, Returning
Red, Right, Retur ning is a basic r ule to assist you
in using lateral mar kers. When you are retur ning
from seaward, keep red mar kers on your star-
board side when you pass them. These mar kers
may either be buo ys or fixed A TONS. Since lateral
markers are either red or green, k eep the green
markers to your por t (or left) side.
Returning from sea ward is ver y clear if you ha ve
been on the ocean. Y ou are returning to por t. By
agreement, going up a na vigational river is
returning from sea. The outlet ends of the Great
Lakes are also the sea ward ends. Also tra velling
from a large body of w ater to a smaller one is
considered retur ning from sea ward.
You are retur ning from sea ward if you tra vel in a
clockwise direction around the United States.
So, going south on the Atlantic coast, nor th
along the w est coast of Florida, w est along the
Gulf coast, and nor th along the P acific coast is
returning from sea ward.
Lateral Marks
Look at the left and right columns of the upper
part of The Na vigational Aids Char t. (The char t is
at the end of this section.) These lateral mar ks
indicate the sides of na vigable channels. The y
consist of lighted buo ys, CAN or NUN BUO YS, and
DAYMARKS. Each has a number and is either red
or green. The number s on green mar kers are odd.
Red markers have even numbers.
Buoys
Buoys are red or green floating A TONS. If
lighted, they have either red or green lights.
Unlighted green buo ys, called cans, look lik e
cylinders. Unlighted red nun buo ys have cone
shaped tops with their points cut off. Don’ t pass
too close to a buo y. You may foul your propeller
in its chain.
Daymarks
Daymarks are red or green boards with num-
bers. They are on posts or groups of pilings tied
together and called dolphins. Da ymarks and
their suppor ts are da ybeacons. Daybeacons
may or ma y not ha ve lights. If a red or green
daybeacon has a light, it is the same color as
the marker red or green. Red da ymarks are tri-
angular and ha ve even numbers. Green
daymarks are square and ha ve odd number s.
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Buoys are anchored floating objects
and may not always be exactly in the
same position.
CAUTION
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