Navigation General · Special Marks & Ranges
A preferred channel (junction) buoy showing the TOPMOST band as RED indicates what?
- AThe preferred channel is to the starboard side of the buoy✓ Correct
- BThe preferred channel is to the port side of the buoy
- CBoth channels are equally preferred
- DThe buoy marks an obstruction — no passage on either side
Explanation
A junction buoy with the uppermost band RED (RGR) is treated as a red (starboard-hand) aid for the preferred channel — keep it to starboard when taking the preferred channel.
Authority: 33 CFR 62 (U.S. ATON System)
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