BUOYS WILL BE BUOYS

After all, nothing could be simpler. Green lights and buoys are left to starboard, the same side of your vessel as the green starboard navigation light – so it’s just leave green to green… right?

And just to make sure, we all parrot the “no RED PORT LEFT in the bottle” mnemonic to help remember which side the red light goes on.

IALA is the International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities, an intergovernmental body which has a membership of about 80 countries. Representatives from these