Navigation General · Special Marks & Ranges
A daybeacon is best described as:
- AA floating buoy with a light that operates only during daylight
- BA fixed, unlighted aid to navigation attached to a structure in the water✓ Correct
- CA painted range board on a shoreside structure
- DA lighted buoy with a radar reflector
Explanation
A daybeacon is a fixed (non-floating), unlighted structure — typically a pile or dolphin — used as an aid to navigation. It is marked with a dayboard to convey lateral meaning.
Authority: 33 CFR 62 (U.S. ATON System)
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