Boating Coach US
Aids to navigationQuestion 254 of 352

A lighted aid shows a red light. What does it mean when you go in the Conventional Direction of Buoyage?

  1. Keep the light on your left side
  2. Keep the light on your right (starboard) side
  3. Pass on either side
  4. Stop and anchor
Show answer

Correct answer: Keep the light on your right (starboard) side

Red lights mark the starboard side of a channel as you go in from the sea.

Source: US Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR), 33 CFR Part 62: United States Aids to Navigation System, § 62.45 Light characteristics

All questionsPractice the topic "Aids to navigation"

Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026