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USCG Exam PracticeAids to Navigation — IALA-B (US) buoyage

In the US lateral system, what numbering convention is applied to green starboard-hand buoys?

  1. A. Even numbers
  2. ✓ Odd numbersCorrect
  3. C. Letters only
  4. D. No numbers; green buoys are unnumbered

Why B is correct

Bowditch Ch. 5 §501 states that in IALA-B, even numbers appear on red aids and odd numbers appear on green aids.

Cited:Bowditch Ch. 5 §501

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