America’s Boating Course 3rd Edition Navigation Aids Chapter 2 Section 5 Boating is fun… we’ll show you how 1 >> What Type of Aids? Lateral aids • Side of the channel • Preferred channel Non-lateral aids • Danger, safe water • Information, regulatory • Special Boating is fun… we’ll show you how 2 >> Appearance of Aids Buoys • Float & moored to bottom • Can drift • May be lighted Beacons • Fixed to bottom • Can’t move • May be lighted Boating is fun… we’ll show you how 3 >> Red – Right – Returning R R Boating is fun… we’ll show you how R 4 >> Red Marks - Nuns Even numbers Unlighted Lighted Boating is fun… we’ll show you how 5 >> Green Marks - Cans Odd numbers Unlighted Lighted Boating is fun… we’ll show you how 6 >> Daymarks Lighted Unlighted Boating is fun… we’ll show you how 7 >> Preferred Channel Mark Light is color of top band Boating is fun… we’ll show you how 8 >> Safe Water Mark Center of channel Boating is fun… we’ll show you how 9 >> Regulatory Marks White cylindrical buoys Symbol indicates purpose Boating is fun… we’ll show you how 10 >> Isolated Danger Marks 2 balls – one over other Boating is fun… we’ll show you how 11 >> Special Marks Always yellow May have yellow light May have seals Intracoastal Waterway Yellow or other lateral marks Boating is fun… we’ll show you how 12 >> Labels for Marks Green - Odd numbers Red - Even numbers Numbers increase away from seaward Always in “quotes” on charts Numbers may be missing Boating is fun… we’ll show you how 13 >> Chart Labels Lighted buoy – Magenta disc Lighted beacon – Magenta flare Boating is fun… we’ll show you how 14 >> Navigation Aids Boating is fun… we’ll show you how 15 >> Light Colors Chart shows light colors (R-G-Y) • R & G: buoys having lateral significance • Y: special marks Some marks have white light • Safe-water Mo (A) • Isolated Danger • Dayboards Light may have pattern • Example: Fl (2+1) R Boating is fun… we’ll show you how 16 >> Light Patterns Used to distinguish between marks Short, Long, Quick Pattern labeled on chart Intervals of flashes • Flash, Quick, Iso, Occult, Mo A Boating is fun… we’ll show you how 17 >> Light Patterns Flashing Occulting Composite flash (2-1) Mo(A) Boating is fun… we’ll show you how Animated >> 18 Ranges Help stay in channel Back aid is taller May be lighted Shown on chart Boating is fun… we’ll show you how 19 >> Align on a Range Animated Boating is fun… we’ll show you how 20 >> Sound Signals Bell Gong Horn Whistle Boating is fun… we’ll show you how 21 >> Intracoastal Waterway System Protected waterways on East coast & Gulf of Mexico Uses yellow symbols on standard marks Boating is fun… we’ll show you how 22 >> Uniform State Waterway Marking System Informational & Mooring Buoys Boating is fun… we’ll show you how 23 >> Remember the Aids You tell us … a group activity What is it? What color? Odd, even, or lettered? Which side? Boating is fun… we’ll show you how 28 >> ID Mark 1 Boating is fun… we’ll show you how 29 >> ID Mark 2 Boating is fun… we’ll show you how 30 >> Boating is fun… we’ll show you how 31 >> collage Remember the Marks Boating is fun… we’ll show you how 32 LAST End Section 5 Boating is fun… we’ll show you how 33 END