Assume that your vessel has just entered Lake Erie by... - USCG Deck General

Assume that your vessel has just entered Lake Erie by way of the Welland Canal and is proceeding in a southwesterly direction. Which statement about the aids to navigation you can expect to encounter along the route is TRUE?

A Lighted aids, fog signals, and radio beacons maintained by Canada are not included in the Great Lakes Light List.

B All aids are maintained by the U.S. Coast Guard, 9th Coast Guard District, Cleveland, Ohio.

C All red even-numbered buoys should be kept on your port side when proceeding in this direction.

D The characteristics of buoys and other aids are as if "returning from seaward" when proceeding in this direction.

AI Explanation

The correct answer is D) The characteristics of buoys and other aids are as if "returning from seaward" when proceeding in this direction. This is correct because when navigating inland waterways, the aids to navigation are marked as if the vessel is returning from the open sea or "seaward." Therefore, red buoys should be kept on the vessel's right (starboard) side, and green buoys should be kept on the left (port) side when proceeding in a southwesterly direction on Lake Erie. The other options are incorrect because A) Canada's aids to navigation are included in the Great Lakes Light List, B) some aids are maintained by the Canadian Coast Guard, and C) the red even-numbered buoys should be kept on the starboard side, not the port side, when returning from seaward.

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Question 29 Deck General

Assume that your vessel has just entered Lake Erie by way of the Welland Canal and is proceeding in a southwesterly direction. Which statement about the aids to navigation you can expect to encounter along the route is TRUE?

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