Question 222Navigation General70% to pass
The Coast Guard Captain of the Port has excluded all traffic from a section of a port, while a regatta is taking place. The buoys marking this exclusion area will be _______________.
AI Explanation
The correct answer is A) orange and white.
The buoys marking an exclusion area established by the Coast Guard Captain of the Port will be orange and white, as per the U.S. Aids to Navigation System. These colors are used to denote special purpose buoys that mark off areas with restricted access or special operations, such as a regatta. The other answer choices are incorrect - yellow buoys are used for cautionary purposes, spherical topmarks are not specific to exclusion areas, and nun- or can-shaped buoys indicate the overall direction of navigation, which is not the primary purpose of these exclusion area markers.
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