Conventional direction of buoys

Local direction

Direction taken by the mariner when approaching a harbor, river, estuary or other waterway from seaward.

 

General direction

bullet Determined by the buoys authorities.
bullet Based whenever possible on the principle of following clockwise direction around continents.
bullet Usually given in Admiralty Sailing Directions and, if necessary, indicated on charts by appropriate symbol.

 

 

Updated: July 03, 2003