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You are steaming in a westerly direction along the Gulf Coast. You see ahead of you a lighted buoy showing a red isophase light. Which action should you take?

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You are steaming in a westerly direction along the Gulf Coast. You see ahead of you a lighted buoy showing a red isophase light. Which action should you take?

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🔍 Key Concepts

• IALA-B lateral buoyage system used in U.S. waters (including the Gulf Coast) • Meaning of a red lighted buoy when traveling in the conventional direction of buoyage from seaward • Difference between passing close aboard vs giving a wider berth to a buoy

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• In the IALA-B system, when you are coming from seaward, on which side should you keep red buoys relative to your vessel? • If you are already steaming west along the coast, what is the most likely ‘direction of buoyage’ relative to your track? Are you effectively going toward or away from seaward? • Why might it sometimes be safer or recommended not to pass too close to a buoy (consider current, swing radius, and position error)?

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• Confirm that the Gulf Coast uses the IALA-B system ("red right returning"). • Determine whether, on your present course, you are effectively returning (from sea to harbor) or departing (from harbor to sea) in terms of the buoyage system. • Decide whether the wording of the choice suggests passing close vs well clear of the buoy, and which is the better seamanship practice.

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Question 1 of 20

You are steaming in a westerly direction along the Gulf Coast. You see ahead of you a lighted buoy showing a red isophase light. Which action should you take?

Alter course and leave the buoy nearby on either side.

Alter course to starboard and leave the buoy to port.

Alter course and pass the buoy well off on either side.

Alter course to port and leave the buoy to starboard.

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Question 1 / 2066636ee928f7522a1c51a1c5

Question 1 of 2066636ee928f7522a1c51a1c5

You are steaming in a westerly direction along the Gulf Coast. You see ahead of you a lighted buoy showing a red isophase light. Which action should you take?

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You are steaming in a westerly direction along the Gulf Coast. You see ahead of you a lighted buoy showing a red isophase light. Which action should you take?

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