How must buoys used to define traffic lanes be marked and lighted?

  1. Law
  2. CFR 33
  3. Navigation and Navigable Waters
  4. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
  5. Deepwater Ports
  6. Deepwater Ports: Design, Construction, and Equipment
  7. Aids to Navigation
  8. Lights on Buoys Used to Define Traffic Lanes
  9. How must buoys used to define traffic lanes be marked and lighted?

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§ 149.560 How must buoys used to define traffic lanes be marked and lighted?

(a) Each buoy that is used to define the lateral boundaries of a traffic lane at a deepwater port must meet § 62.25 of this chapter.

(b) The buoy must have an omni-directional light located at least 8 feet above the water.

(c) The buoy light must be located so that the structure of the buoy, or any other device mounted on the buoy, does not obstruct the light in any direction.


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