a horizontally marked red and black buoy used to mark the division of sea lanes when moving inward from the sea.
In Region B the edge of a channel on a boater's right side when entering from the open sea or heading upstream. It is the opposite in Region A.
If not a harbour mooring buoy it will mark a hazard such as a wreck
Since this is a Red Lighted Buoy sighted while approaching a harbour,this is a Lateral starboard hand side mark,IALA region B.To keep this buoy on ur starboard side while entering the harbour.
A yellow buoy marks an anchorage area.
Fairway buoys are spheres, pillars, or spars with red and white vertical stripes.
Buoy is a homophone for boy. A buoy is a floating object used to mark a location in a body of water.
A boat should cruise between a green and red buoy. The red buoy will always be located on the right side of your boat. Red buoys will always mean , returning, red, and right. There will be a number on a red buoy that will give the chart location. The numbers will always be even.
Do not pass between the buoy and the shore
Keep the buoy on your right side
Keep the red buoy on the right side of your boat. If the red buoy is on the left side of the boat, you're about to run aground. "Red to the Right, Returning."
Pass the buoy so that it is to your right (red right returning).