DIAMOND SHAPE WITH A CROSS buoy means Boats Keep Out. Regulatory markers are safe boating regulations to help you avoid hidden obstacles and warn of special lake conditions. Keep the GREEN buoy on the port (left) side when proceeding upstream or when entering a channel from the main body of water.THE ESSENTIAl MARkERS: On the Water and On the charts R \'2A\' G C \'5A\' FI R 4s 30ft 6M \'4\' RG N \'CF\' R \'4\' Q R FI G 4s 15ft 5M \'5\' Red lIGHTed BUoY Red: always even numbers Red lIGHT GReeN CAN BUoY Green: always odd numbers GReeN lIGHT Red/GReeN NUN BUoY Red dAYBeACoN Give-Way Vessel should alter course to pass astern (behind) 1 short blast (1 sec.) Stand-On Vessel. Keep the RED triangular buoy on the boat?™s starboard (right) side when proceeding up the Estimated Reading Time: 5 mins. Numbered and lighted Channel Markers for both the main lake and major creeks begin at Cowans Ford Dam on Highway 73 and continue northward to Buffalo Shoals Bridge. Aids to Navigation (ATON) ?“ ATONs are the channel markers, shoal markers, no wake buoys, and informational buoys throughout the lake. Provided and Verified by members of the Lake Norman Sail and Power Squadron. Remember: The 3 R\'s - Red, Right, Return - The R ed buoy is on your R ight-hand side when R eturning to the source of the water. The red buoy is on the right side of the channel when facing upstream. Channel Markers All-green (also known as Cans) and all-red (also known as Nuns) companion buoys indicate the boating channel is between them.Please use caution when in this area and especially at night until the light has been Estimated Reading Time: 50 secs. The D-4 Channel Marker is located on the Main Channel side of the Sandbar, out in a lot of open water.Islands: Most of Lake Norman?™s Estimated Reading Time: 5 mins. These areas should be identified as danger zones on your area lake map. Shoals also are in proximity to creek channel markers R4, R5, D3, D4, D8, T1, T2, T4 and M1. Shoals are located at markers 1A, 2A, 6, 10, and 15A. On the main river channel there are several such areas. The markers are identifying the area between as a hazard. Please report missing, non-functioning or out of position Navigational Aids to the Lake Norman Marine. These include the channel markers, shoal markers and bridge no wake buoys. View Larger Image Lake Norman has navigational markers that guide boaters around shoals, through bridges and safely to their destinations. Navigational Aids ?“ Morris Sample, Chairman.He has his own website: or can be reached at He provides very detailed updates on broken or missing markers and Aids to Navigation as well as warnings about rocks, bridge clearances, what boaters should be aware of and even a list of the.

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