🔍 Key Concepts

• IALA-B lateral buoyage system used in the United States • Meaning of entering "from seaward" in a channel • Color and numbering pattern of buoys on the starboard side when returning to port

💭 Think About

• When you are entering from seaward, are you effectively returning to or leaving the harbor? How does that affect the color on your starboard side? • Think of the common memory aid used in U.S. waters about buoy colors when coming back to port. Which color is on starboard then? • Once you know the correct color, recall whether buoy numbers increase or decrease as you move landward into a channel.

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify which color marks the starboard side of the channel when returning from sea in IALA-B (U.S.) • Verify whether buoy numbers increase toward the head of navigation (farther inland) or toward the sea • Confirm that you are focusing only on the starboard side buoys as you enter from seaward, not both sides.