Navigational aids are signposts to guide boaters. They generally consist of buoys (lighted and unlighted) and fixed lights.Red and green buoys are called companion buoys because they are usually seen together.
- Red buoys and markers are always kept to your starboard (right) side when returning to shore or moving upstream (generally to the west on Lake Superior); even numbers if numbered.
- Green buoys are kept on the port (left) and display odd numbers.
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Illustration showing a variety of buoys and channel markers. |