You are steaming southward along the west coast of the United States when you encounter a buoy showing a flashing red light. Which is TRUE concerning the buoy?
• IALA Region B lateral system used in the United States • Meaning of a flashing red light on a lateral buoy in Region B • The idea of conventional direction of buoyage along the U.S. West Coast
• Ask yourself: In Region B, when you are "returning" or going in the conventional direction of buoyage, on which side do you keep red buoys? • Is steaming southward along the U.S. West Coast considered going with or against the conventional direction of buoyage? • If red buoys mark one side of the channel, what does that imply about whether you should keep this buoy to port or starboard when you are heading south?
• Confirm that the United States is in IALA Region B, where the color scheme is different from Region A. • Verify what "red right returning" means in practice for a vessel proceeding in the conventional direction of buoyage. • Make sure the answer you choose is consistent with the idea that a lateral red buoy marking the channel edge should usually be kept on one specific side, not "either side".
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