Aids to Navigation — IALA-B (US) buoyage

Bowditch Ch. 5 §501

Bowditch Ch. 5 §501 — Short Range Aids to Navigation Aids to navigation include lights, buoys, beacons, and electronic aids. The US lateral system follows IALA-B: red on the right returning from sea, even numbers on red, odd on green.

33 CFR §164.03

§ 164.03 § 164.03 Incorporation by reference. (a) Certain material is incorporated by reference into this part with the approval of the Director of the Federal Register under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. To enforce any edition other than that specified in this section, the Coast Guard must publish notice of the change in theand the material must be available to the public. All approved material is available for inspection at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For more information on the availability of this material at NARA, call 202-741-6030, or go to:Also, it is available for inspection at the Commandant (CG-NAV), U.S. Coast Guard Stop 7418, Attn: Office of Navigation Systems, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE., Washington, DC 20593-7418, telephone 202-372-…

46 CFR §199.175

§ 199.175 § 199.175 Survival craft and rescue boat equipment. (a) All lifeboat and rescue boat equipment— (1) Must be secured within the boat by lashings, by storage in lockers or compartments, by storage in brackets or similar mounting arrangements, or by other suitable means; (2) Must be secured in such a manner as not to interfere with any abandonment procedures or reduce seating capacity; (3) Must be as small and of as little mass as possible; (4) Must be packed in a suitable compact form; (5) Must be marked with either the Coast Guard approval number or the standard that the product meets, as applicable; and (6) Should be stowed so the items do not— (i) Reduce the seating capacity; (ii) Adversely affect the seaworthiness of the survival craft or rescue boat; or (iii) Overloa…

Light List — IALA-A Port-Hand Mark

Light List — IALA-A Port-Hand Mark IALA-A Port-Hand Mark Outside the Americas (Europe, Africa, Australia, most of Asia) port-hand marks are RED. The "red right returning" rule reverses — IALA-A is "red left returning". Important for Near-Coastal candidates planning international voyages.

Light List — IALA-A Starboard-Hand Mark

Light List — IALA-A Starboard-Hand Mark IALA-A Starboard-Hand Mark Outside the Americas, starboard-hand marks are GREEN — same colour as the US system but reversed in position. Verify the IALA region in the chart border before using lateral marks.

Light List — light-characteristic (G)

Light List — light-characteristic (G) Green (light colour) (G) Green is used on starboard-hand lateral aids in IALA-B.