Left (Port) side
You MAY pass on either side of the marker
If you are traveling in a primary channel and you encounter a red and green marker (with the green band on top) when proceeding in an upstream direction, what must you do?
If you are traveling in a primary channel and you encounter a red and green marker (with the green band on top) when proceeding in an upstream direction, what must you do?
Keep a green lateral marker to your left, or port, side when proceeding in the upstream.
turn around
Right (starboard side)
::Keep the marker on your starboard (right) side
If you are traveling upstream on a river and see a red triangular daymark, you should pass this marker on the 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.
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.
The direction marker on a map called a compass rose. It was so named because the directional lines drawn from the marker were said to resemble a rose.