Navigational Aids - Chris-Craft 2015 21 Carina Owner's Manual

Appendix F
Lateral Aids To Navigation
Lateral Aids to Navigation are generally used for well-defined channels to indicate the
route to be followed. These Aids show the sides of a navigable channel, mark junctions
and forks or splits in the channel, indicate the safe side to pass a hazard to navigation,
and mark the safe centerline on wide bodies of water.
They are used in conjunction with a conventional direction of buoyage (a local direction
of buoyage when approaching a harbor, river estuary, or other waterway from seaward).
The USCF has proved a complete understanding of what you need to know about markers on
the water. You can read this by going to their websites as shown on Page F-2.
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Appendix F

Navigational Aids

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