Lateral red and green buoys, regulatory markers, cardinal marks, and navigation light colors.
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39 basic cards for Boater education Boating and Sailing. It opens with "In returning to harbor, on which side should red buoys be kept?" and "In returning to harbor, on which side should green buoys be kept?". More Professional Certifications decks are listed below.
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- In returning to harbor, on which side should red buoys be kept?
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Right side (starboard)
- In returning to harbor, on which side should green buoys be kept?
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Left side (port)
- What color light does a red lateral buoy display?
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Red
- What color light does a green lateral buoy display?
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Green
- What is the typical shape of a red lateral buoy?
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Cone (nun buoy)
- What is the typical shape of a green lateral buoy?
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Cylinder (can buoy)
- What type of numbers are displayed on red lateral buoys?
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Even numbers (2, 4, 6, 8, etc.)
- What type of numbers are displayed on green lateral buoys?
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Odd numbers (1, 3, 5, 7, etc.)
- What is the top marking of a North cardinal mark?
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Two black cones pointing upward
- What is the top marking of a South cardinal mark?
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Two black cones pointing downward
- What horizontal band color appears on East and West cardinal marks?
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Red
- What does a North cardinal mark indicate?
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Safe water lies to the north of the mark
- What does a South cardinal mark indicate?
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Safe water lies to the south of the mark
- What does an East cardinal mark indicate?
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Safe water lies to the east of the mark
- What does a West cardinal mark indicate?
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Safe water lies to the west of the mark