Question 376Navigation General70% to pass
You are sailing south on the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) when you sight a red nun buoy with a yellow square painted on it. Which of the following is TRUE?
AI Explanation
The correct answer is D) You should leave the buoy on your port hand.
The red nun buoy with a yellow square indicates that this is a port-hand (red) channel marker along the Intracoastal Waterway. When traveling southbound on the ICW, you should pass this buoy keeping it on your port (left) side. This is in accordance with the Uniform State Waterway Marking System and the conventional rules of navigation.
The other answer choices are incorrect. The yellow square is not an error, as it is a valid marking for an ICW port-hand buoy. The buoy does not mark the end of the ICW in that area. The yellow color is not retro-reflective material, but rather a standard daymark color used to identify the type of buoy.
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#374 Buoys and day beacons exhibiting a yellow triangle or square painted on them are used _______________.#375 When a dual purpose marking is used, the mariner following the Intracoastal Waterway should be guided by the _______________.#377 You are approaching a drawbridge and have sounded the proper whistle signal requesting it to open. You hear a signal of one prolonged and one short blast from the bridge. Which action should you take? #378 You are sailing south on the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) when you sight a red nun buoy with a yellow square painted on it. Which statement is TRUE? #379 Aids to navigation marking the intra-coastal waterway can be identified by _______________.