A Guide to Private Buoys - Transports Canada

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Figure 2 STARBOARD BUOY Starboard buoys mark the right side of a channel or the location of a danger that must be kept on the vessel’s right side when going in the upstream direction. A starboard buoy must have: • a pointed (conical) top, if unlighted; • a red light, if lighted. The light must conform to standards and guidelines in the Canadian Aids to Navigation System (TP 968); and • red retroreflective material, if material is used. UPSTREAM RED 18
Figure 3 CAUTIONARY BUOY Cautionary buoys mark an area where mariners are to be warned of: • aquaculture facilities; • dangers such as firing ranges, racing courses, seaplane bases, underwater structures; • areas where no safe through passage exits; and • traffic separations. A cautionary buoy must have: • a yellow light, if lighted. The light must conform to standards and guidelines in the Canadian Aids to Navigation System (TP 968); and • yellow retroreflective material, if material is used. YELLOW 19
Page 1 and 2: TC-1002721 TC-1002721 TP 14799E (07
Page 3 and 4: Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ....
Page 5 and 6: PRIVATE BUOY REGULATIONS PRIVATE BU
Page 7 and 8: NAVIGABLE WATERS PROTECTION ACT NAV
Page 9 and 10: To comply with the main principles
Page 11 and 12: BUOY SELECTION BUOY SELECTION TYPE
Page 13 and 14: NOTE: Do not use steel drums, barre
Page 15 and 16: NOTE: In the event of an accident i
Page 17: Figure 1 PORT BUOY Port buoys are u
Page 21 and 22: Figure 5 SWIMMING BUOY Swimming buo
Page 23 and 24: Figure 7 MOORING BUOYS Mooring buoy
Page 25 and 26: Figure 9 KEEP OUT BUOY Keep out buo

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