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A daybeacon is a white triangle with a red border and a red triangle in the centre. What is it?

  1. A port hand daybeacon
  2. A junction daybeacon
  3. A fairway daybeacon
  4. A starboard hand daybeacon
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Correct answer: A starboard hand daybeacon

The red triangle shows the starboard side. You keep it on your right going upstream.

Source: Safe Boating Guide (TP 511E, 2026), Lateral Buoys and Standard Daybeacons, page 64

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