Question 296Navigation General

The correct answer is A) the starboard side of the channel. A single-flashing red light on a buoy indicates that the buoy is marking the starboard (right) side of the navigation channel when entering from seaward (approaching from the open ocean). This is in accordance with the U.S. Aids to Navigation System, which uses color-coded buoys and lights to mark the edges of navigable channels. The other options are incorrect because: B) a sharp turn would be marked with a different type of light pattern, C) a wreck would typically be marked with a different color light, and D) a junction with a preferred channel would be indicated by a different light configuration.