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I think you should----Keep the buoy on your port (left) side.
This is a channel marker, placed on the edge of a channel. Green markers will always have an odd number on them. If you are heading upstream it should be to your left. If you are heading downstream it should be to your right. It will be opposite a red marker or bouy with an even number on it. To aid in navigating, the term "red, right, returning" is used meaning as you return from open waters (head upstream), the red marker, bouy, sign etc, should be to your right. That means the green one, in your example with a 3 on it, should be to your left. If its on your right side, you are outside the cleared channel area.
Keeping it on your port, passing it to starboard, will prevent your running aground.
That normally means that there is a beacon on the top of the tower - These beacons can be red to warn of the towers height - most tall obstructions on the perimeter and approach to an airport will also have a red light for pilots to see. Beacons can be used on the tower to show a pilot the type of airport they are approaching Some of the most common used are; White and Green - Lighted land airport Green alone - Lighted land airport White and Yellow - Lighted water airport Yellow alone* - Lighted water airport Green, Yellow, and White - Lighted heliport White, White, Green - Military Airport White, Green, Amber - Hospital and/or Emergency Services Heliport
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Red Right Returning- so the green buoy should be on your left side, the red on your right, and you in the middle.
The left side of the channel as a boater enters from the open sea
it would be black as there would be no color to reflect off of it e.g a green door in any color lighted room would make it look black except if it was in a white or green lighted room then it would look green :D
Keep bouy on port side
This is a channel marker, placed on the edge of a channel. Green markers will always have an odd number on them. If you are heading upstream it should be to your left. If you are heading downstream it should be to your right. It will be opposite a red marker or bouy with an even number on it. To aid in navigating, the term "red, right, returning" is used meaning as you return from open waters (head upstream), the red marker, bouy, sign etc, should be to your right. That means the green one, in your example with a 3 on it, should be to your left. If its on your right side, you are outside the cleared channel area.
Keep the buoy on your starboard side
Since this is a Green Lighted Buoy sighted while approaching a harbour,this is a Lateral port hand side mark, IALA region B. To keep this buoy on your port side while travelling upstream.