Question 290Navigation General

The correct answer is A) increase and the buoys are red. When entering a channel from seaward in a U.S. port, the buoys on the starboard (right) side of the channel will have increasing numbers as you move from the open sea towards the port. Additionally, these starboard-side buoys will be red in color. The other options are incorrect because: B) the buoys would not decrease in number when entering the channel from seaward; C) the starboard-side buoys are red, not black; and D) the increasing numbers and green color correspond to the port-side (left) buoys, not the starboard-side.