Waterway Markers


Buoys and signs that provide navigation guidance (e.g., regulatory markers, channel markers, hazard markers); boater education covers shapes, colors, and meanings.

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Lateral Marks vs. Cardinal Marks

Cardinal marks indicate direction relative to a hazard (north, south, east, west), while lateral ...

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State Boating Agency

A generic term for the official entity in each state overseeing boating laws, licenses, and enfor...

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Inland vs. International Rules

Inland rules apply in many U.S. domestic waters, while international rules govern seaward of spec...

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Buoy System

The arrangement of lateral or non-lateral buoys indicating safe channels, hazards, or controlled ...

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Navigation Rules

The “rules of the road” for waterways, dictating right-of-way, overtaking procedures, and collisi...

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Non-Lateral Markers

Regulatory buoys showing information like “No Wake,” “Swim Area,” “Keep Out,” or “Speed Limit”; i...

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Aids to Navigation (ATON)

Structures or markers (e.g., lighthouses, range lights) guiding boaters through safe channels or ...

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Lateral Markers

Buoys or daymarks indicating the edges of safe water (red-right-returning vs. green-left-returnin...

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Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

The agency governing boating laws, licensing, and wildlife management in Texas; it enforces state...

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