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Seaplane Skiplane Flying Menu > Rules, Regulations, and Aids for Navigation > Seaplane
Regulations>United
States Aids for Marine Navigation >Night Time Buoy Identification
Usually only the more important buoys are lighted.
Some unlighted buoys may have red, white, or green reflectors
having the same significance as lights of the same colors. Black
or green buoys have green or white lights; red buoys have red
or white lights. Likewise, buoys with a red band at the top
carry red lights, while those with a black band topmost carry
green lights. White lights are used without any color significance.
Lights on red or black buoys are always flashing or occulting.
(When the light period is shorter than the dark period, the
light is flashing. When the light is interrupted by short dark
periods, the light is occulting.) A light flashing a Morse Code
letter “A” (dot-dash) indicates a mid-channel buoy.
There is much more to the system of maritime
navigation aids than can be presented here. Nautical books and
online resources can be a great help in extending knowledge
and understanding of these important aids.
Figure 1-4.Typical daymarks.
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