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Make sure someone else on-board knows how to operate the boat in the event you are injured
and unable to operate the boat.
If you are operating the boat for the first time, make sure you follow the engine
manufacturer’s break-in recommendations. This will assure proper break-in and reduce
the possibility of engine problems.
9.2 Basic Rules of the Road
The following is not intended to be a comprehensive course in seamanship and rules of the
road, but instead an introduction. It is strongly recommended that a boating safety course be
taken from your local Coast Guard Auxiliary or local Department of Natural Resources.
Remember, paddleboats, sailboats and other vessels (such as barges) that are unable to
maneuver, always have the right of way over powerboats. Sail boats, when under power,
are considered motorboats. However, always boat defensively.
Aids to Navigation
Along the coastlines and in navigable inland waters, the U.S. Coast Guard has placed aids to
navigation. These have been placed for the boating public’s safety. Please become familiar with
them and learn to use them to make your boating safer and more fun.
Federal Waterways Marking System Aids
Lateral Aids as seen from Seaward (portside green)
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Daymark
3
Can Buoy
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Daymark
4
Nun Buoy
Lateral Aids as seen from Seaward (starboard side red)
Lighted Buo
(green light)
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Lighted Buo
(red light)
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