U.S. Department of Homeland Security United States Coast Guard LIGHT LIST Volume III ATLANTIC and GULF COASTS Little River, South Carolina to Econfina River, Florida (Includes Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands) This /LJKW/LVWFRQWDLQVDOLVWRIOLJKWV, sound signals, buoys, daybeacons, and other aids to navigation. IMPORTANT THIS /,*+7/,67 SHOULD BE CORRECTED EACH WEEK FROM THE LOCAL NOTICES TO MARINERS OR NOTICES TO MARINERS AS APPROPRIATE. 2017 COMDTPUB P16502.1 C TES O A A T S T S G D U E A T U.S. AIDS TO NAVIGATION SYSTEM I R N D U 1790 on navigable waters except Western Rivers LATERAL SYSTEM AS SEEN ENTERING FROM SEAWARD PORT SIDE PREFERRED CHANNEL PREFERRED CHANNEL STARBOARD SIDE ODD NUMBERED AIDS NO NUMBERS - MAY BE LETTERED NO NUMBERS - MAY BE LETTERED EVEN NUMBERED AIDS PREFERRED RED LIGHT ONLY GREEN LIGHT ONLY PREFERRED CHANNEL TO CHANNEL TO FLASHING (2) FLASHING (2) STARBOARD PORT FLASHING FLASHING TOPMOST BAND TOPMOST BAND OCCULTING OCCULTING GREEN RED QUICK FLASHING QUICK FLASHING ISO ISO GREEN LIGHT ONLY RED LIGHT ONLY COMPOSITE GROUP FLASHING (2+1) COMPOSITE GROUP FLASHING (2+1) 9 "2" R "8" "1" G "9" FI R 6s FI R 4s FI G 6s FI G 4s GR "A" RG "B" LIGHT FI (2+1) G 6s FI (2+1) R 6s LIGHTED BUOY LIGHT LIGHTED BUOY 9 G G "5" C "9" GR "U" GR RG R R RG C "S" N "C" N "6" "2" CAN DAYBEACON "G" CAN NUN NUN DAYBEACON AIDS TO NAVIGATION HAVING NO LATERAL SIGNIFICANCE ISOLATED DANGER SAFE WATER NO NUMBERS - MAY BE LETTERED NO NUMBERS - MAY BE LETTERED WHITE LIGHT ONLY WHITE LIGHT ONLY MORSE CODE FI (2) 5s Mo (A) RW "N" RW RW RW "N" Mo (A) "A" SP "B" LIGHTED MR SPHERICAL UNLIGHTED C AND/OR SOUND AND/OR SOUND BR "A" BR "C" RANGE DAYBOARDS MAY BE LETTERED FI (2) 5s KGW KWG KWB KBW KWR KRW KRB KBR KGB KBG KGR KRG LIGHTED UNLIGHTED DAYBOARDS - MAY BE LETTERED WHITE LIGHT ONLY SPECIAL MARKS - MAY BE LETTERED NR NG NB YELLOW LIGHT ONLY FIXED FLASHING Y Y Y "A" SHAPE OPTIONAL--BUT SELECTED TO BE APPROPRIATE FOR THE POSITION OF THE MARK IN RELATION TO THE Y "B" RW GW BW C "A" N "C" Bn NAVIGABLE WATERWAY AND THE DIRECTION FI Bn Bn Bn OF BUOYAGE. UNLIGHTED LIGHTED Aids to Navigation marking the TYPICAL INFORMATION AND REGULATORY MARKS NW Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) display INFORMATION AND REGULATORY MARKERS WHEN LIGHTED, INFORMATION AND REGULATORY W Bn unique yellow symbols to distinguish MARKS MAY DISPLAY ANY WHITE LIGHT RHYTHM them from aids marking other waters. EXCEPT QUICK FLASHING, Mo(A), AND FLASHING (2) Yellow triangles indicate aids BOAT DANGER CONTROLLED EXCLUSION AREA should be passed by keeping them on AREA ROCK SLOW the starboard (right) hand of the SWIM AREA NO WAKE EXPLAINATION MAY BE PLACED THE NATURE OF DANGER MAY TYPE OF CONTROL IS INDICATED vessel. Yellow squares indicate aids MOORING OUTSIDE THE CROSSED DIAMOND BE INDICATED INSIDE THE IN THE CIRCLE, SUCH AS SLOW, BUOY SHAPE, SUCH AS DAM, RAPIDS, DIAMOND SHAPE, SUCH AS ROCK, NO WAKE, ANCHORING, ETC. should be passed by keeping them on WHITE WITH BLUE BAND SWIM AREA, ETC. WRECK, SHOAL, DAM, ETC. MAY SHOW WHITE INFORMATION BUOY USED TO DISPLAY MAY SHOW WHITE LIGHT the port (left) hand of the vessel. A REFLECTOR OR LIGHT MULLET LAKE REGULATORY MARKERS MAY BE LETTERED yellow horizontal band provides BLACK RIVER no lateral information, but simply FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION SUCH AS DIRECTIONS, DISTANCES, PLATE 1 identifies aids as marking the ICW. LOCATIONS, ETC. 1 2 2 2 7 8 2 1 3 3 5 6 4 3 2 3 1 2 VISUAL BUOYAGE GUIDE 2 REGION B - by day Preferred Channel 3 Secondary Channel REGION-B - by night Preferred Channel Secondary Channel S C TE O A A T S T S G D D U E E A T I R N D 1U 7 9 0 FICTITIOUS NAUTICAL CHART "1" "2" FI (2) G 6s "2" Iso R 6s FI R 4s R N "2" G "7" FI G 4s R "8" "1" G R "2" FI R 4s Iso G 4s C "3" ASTAL WATERWAY INTRACO R "6" G "5" FI (2) R 6s G "3" FI (2) G 6s R "4" Oc R 6s Iso R 6s BR G "3" FI (2) 5s QR R "2" G "3" FI G 6s RG FI (2+1) R 6s RW Bn G "1" R "2" Iso G 4s FI R 6s R N "2" G RW C "3" Mo (A) PLATE 3 S C T E O A A T S T S G D U U.S. AIDS TO NAVIGATION SYSTEM E A T I R N D U 179 0 on the Western River System AS SEEN ENTERING FROM SEAWARD PORT SIDE PREFERREDCHANNEL STARBOARD SIDE OR RIGHT DESCENDING BANK OR LEFT DESCENDING BANK MARK JUNCTIONS AND OBSTRUCTIONS COMPOSITE GROUP FLASHING (2+1) GREEN OR WHITE LIGHTS RED OR WHITE LIGHTS PREFERRED CHANNEL PREFERRED CHANNEL FLASHING (2) FLASHING TO STARBOARD TO PORT ISO ISO TOPMOST BAND GREEN TOPMOST BAND RED FI (2+1) G FI (2+1) R LIGHT LIGHTED BUOY NUN LIGHT LIGHTED BUOY CAN JG JR MAY BE CNG LIGHTED TR CNR SG DAYBOARDS HAVING NO LATERAL SIGNIFICANCE CROSSING DAYBEACON PASSING DAYBEACON CROSSING DAYBEACON PASSING DAYBEACON MAY BE LETTERED WHITE LIGHT ONLY NB 176.9 A 123.5 MILE BOARD MILE BOARD SPECIAL MARKS--MAY BE LETTERED SHAPE: OPTIONAL--BUT SELECTED TO BE APPROPRIATE YELLOWLIGHT ONLY NY FOR THE POSITION OF THE MARK IN RELATION TO THE A B NAVIGABLE WATERWAY AND THE DIRECTION FIXED OF BUOYAGE. FLASHING C MOORING A BUOY WHITE WITH BLUE BAND MAY SHOW WHITE REFLECTOR OR LIGHT UNLIGHTED LIGHTED TYPICAL INFORMATION AND REGULATORY MARKS NW WHITE LIGHT ONLY STATE WATERS INFORMATION AND REGULATORY MARKERS WHEN LIGHTED, INFORMATION AND REGULATORY MARKS MAY DISPLAY ANY LIGHT RHYTHM EXCEPT QUICK FLASHING, Mo(a) DANGER AND FLASHING (2) 3 2 BOAT CONTROLLED EXCLUSION AREA AREA DANGER ROCK SLOW INLAND (STATE) WATERS OBSTRUCTION MARK MAY SHOW WHITE REFLECTOR OR QUICK FLASHING WHITE LIGHT SWIM AREA NO W AKE THE NATURE OF DANGER MAY EXPLAINATION MAY BE PLACED TYPE OF CONTROL IS INDICATED BE INDICATED INSIDE THE OUTSIDE THE CROSSED DIAMOND IN THE CIRCLE, SUCH AS SLOW, DIAMOND SHAPE, SUCH AS ROCK, SHAPE, SUCH AS DAM, RAPIDS, NO WAKE, ANCHORING, ETC. SWIM AREA, ETC. WRECK, SHOAL, DAM, ETC. BLACK-STRIPED WHITE BUOY MULLE T LAK E INFORMATION Used to indicate an obstruction to navigation, BLACK RIVER extends from the nearest shore to the buoy. This means "do not pass between the buoy and the nearest shore." This aid is replacing the red and white striped buoy within the USWMS, but cannot FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION BUOY USED TO DISPLAY be used until all red and white striped buoys on a MAY SHOW WHITE LIGHT SUCH AS DIRECTIONS, DISTANCES, REGULATORY MARKERS waterway have been replaced. LOCATIONS, ETC. MAY BE LETTERED PLATE 4 PREFACE Lights and other marine aids to navigation, maintained by or under authority of the U.S. Coast Guard and located on waters used by general navigation, are described in the Light List. This volume includes aids located in Little River, South Carolina to Econfina River, Florida including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Included are all Coast Guard aids to navigation used for general navigation such as lights, sound signals, buoys, daybeacons, and other aids to navigation. Not included are some buoys having no lateral significance, such as special purpose, anchorage, fish net, and dredging. Aids to Navigation Link: http://www.uscgboating.org CAUTION: Mariners attempting to pass a buoy close aboard risk collision with a yawing buoy or with the obstruction, which the buoy marks. Mariners must not rely on buoys alone for determining their positions due to factors limiting buoy reliability. PRIVATE AIDS TO NAVIGATION Included: Class I aids to navigation on marine structures or other works which the owners are legally obligated to establish, maintain, and operate as prescribed by the Coast Guard. Included: Class II aids to navigation exclusive of Class I, located in waters used by general navigation. Not included: Class III aids to navigation exclusive of Class I and Class II, located in waters not ordinarily used by general na- vigation. This Light List is published HOHFWURQLFOO\ annually and is intended to furnish more complete information concerning aids to na- vigation than can be conveniently shown on charts. This Light List is not intended to be used in place of charts or Coast Pilots. Charts should be consulted for the location of all aids to navigation. It may be dangerous to use aids to navigation without ref- erence to charts. This list is corrected to the date of the notices to mariners shown on the title page. Changes to aids to navigation during the year are DGYHUWLVHG in U.S. Coast Guard Local Notices to Mariners and National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Notices to Mariners. Important changes to aids to navigation are also broadcast through Coast Guard or Naval radio stations and NAVTEX. Mariners should keep their Light Lists, charts and other nautical publications corrected from these notices and should consult all notices issued after the date of publication of this Light List. The electronic version of this publication is available at: http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/index.php?pageName=lightLists A weekly-updated electronic copy of this publication is also available at: http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/index.php?pageName=lightListWeeklyUpdates IMPORTANT: A summary of corrections for this publication, which includes corrections from the dates shown on the title page to the date of availability, is DGYHUWLVHG in the Local Notice to Mariners and the Notice to Mariners.