REMEMBER THESE RULES
1. OVERTAKING - PASSING: Boat being passed has the
right-of-way. KEEP CLEAR.
2. MEETING HEAD ON: Keep to the right.
3. CROSSING: Boat on right has the right-of-way. Slow down
and permit boat to pass.
STORM WARNINGS
RED FLAG 2 RED FLAGS SQUARE 2 SQUARE
Small craft Gale RED FLAG RED FLAGS
(winds to (winds up to BLACK BOX BLACK BOX
33 knots) 47 knots) (Storm) (Hurricane)
WHISTLE SIGNALS
ONE LONG BLAST: Warning signal (Coming out of slip)
ONE SHORT BLAST: Pass on my port side
TWO SHORT BLASTS: Pass on my starboard side
THREE SHORT BLASTS: Engine(s) in reverse
FOUR OR MORE BLASTS: Danger signal
BRIDGE SIGNALS
DANGER
ZONE
(Dead ahead
to 2 points
abaft your
starboard beam)
Yield
right-of-way
to boats
in your
DANGER
ZONE!
SOUND
VESSEL: Open
BRIDGE: OK
No
VESSEL: Replies:
RADIO: VHF CH. 13
VISUAL
VESSEL: Open
or
BRIDGE: OK Same Same
No
DAY NIGHT
(Flag) (Lights)
STARBOARD
PORT
NAVIGATIONAL AIDS CHART
A
2
N
9
8
7
1
6
C
A
B
W
G
B
LIGHTED BUOY
LIGHTED BUOY
DAYMARK
DAYMARK
CAN
NUN
LIGHTED BUOY
SPHERICAL
MR
G
FI G 4sec
G
FI G 4sec
RW
SP "G"
"A"
R
FI R 4sec
R
N "6"
G
"1"
R
"2"
TR
SG
G
C "7"
GREEN LIGHT ONLY
RED LIGHT ONLY
FI (2 +1)
N "W"
NUN
RED
JR
"B"
JG
"A"
C "L"
FI (2 + 1)
CAN
GREEN
LIGHTED
EVEN NUMBERED AIDS
RED LIGHT ONLY
FLASHING
OCCULTING
QUICK FLASHING
ISOPHASE
SAFE WATER
MID-CHANNELS OR FAIRWAYS
NO NUMBERS-MAY BE LETTERED
COMPOSITE GROUP FLASHING ( 2 + 1)
ODD NUMBERED AIDS
GREEN LIGHT ONLY
FLASHING
OCCULTING
QUICK FLASHING
ISOPHASE
WHITE LIGHT ONLY MORSE CODE
Mo(A)
PORT SIDE
STARBOARD SIDE
LATERAL AIDS AS SEEN ENTERING FROM SEAWARD
PREFERRED CHANNEL
NO NUMBERS-MAY BE LETTERED
