
Unit 14 - Canadian Aids to Navigation
Multiple-choice exercise
Choose the correct answer for each question.
When going downstream (leaving harbour) to which side would you leave the green buoy?
- to port
- to starboard
What colour light would you find on an ODAS buoy?
- white
- green
- red
- yellow
Fairway buoys have what for identification marks?
- numbers
- letters
- numbers and letters
- none of these
What buoy might have a green flashing light?
- starboard bifurcation
- isolated danger buoy
- starboard hand buoy
- port bifurcation buoy
Which buoys have letters and odd numbers for identification marks?
- port hand buoys
- starboard hand buoys
- fairway buoys
- bifurcations buoys
What colour is an East Cardinal buoy on a chart?
- BY
- YBY
- YB
- BYB
Which buoys have letters and even numbers for identification marks?
- port hand buoys
- starboard hand buoys
- fairway buoys
- bifurcation buoys
What is the flash sequence on a West Cardinal buoy?
- (Q)1s
- Q(3)10s
- VQ(9)10s
- (VQ(6) + LFl) 10s
What direction do the top marks on an East Cardinal buoy face?
- one up, one down points together
- both up
- one up one down, points in opposite directions
- both down
What type of buoy has a flat top?
- can buoy
- isolated danger buoy
- fairway buoy
- ODAS buoy
How would the colour of a fairway buoy be indicated on your chart?
- RG
- R
- RW
- RWG
Which buoy is identified on your charts as BRB?
- North Cardinal buoy
- Fairway buoy
- Cautionary buoy
- Isolated danger buoy