ATON Flashcards

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Q

Lateral aids indicate what?

A

Which side a vessel should pass the ATON when entering from seaward.

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All navigable waters of the US follow IALA Region B. T or F

A

True, except US possessions west of the international date line.

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Q

Red ATON’s are _________ numbered. Green ATON’s are _______ numbered.

A

even,odd

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Lateral aids conform to the “conventional direction of buoyage” which is a __________ direction around the coastline from __ to ____ on the Atlantic coast, ____ to ______ and then ________ in the Gulf of Mexico, and ____ to ______ on the Pacific Coast.

A

clockwise, N to S, S to N to W, then S to N.

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Preferred channel markers are also lateral aids. T or F

A

True

** the top color band indicates the preferred channel.

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5
Q

Preferred channel bouys may be __________but they are not_________

A

lettered, numbered

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6
Q

Special marks are _______ in color, and if lighted , display a _______ light.

A

yellow,yellow.

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Q

Lighted beacons are called lights, unlighted beacons are called _____________.

A

Daybeacons.

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