Table of Contents:

U.S. ATON System

Private Aids to Navigation

Safety Tips

Lateral System

Non-Lateral Aids to Navigation

Uniform State Waterway Marking System

Western Rivers Marking System

Visual Buoyage Guide

Nautical Chart

Bridge Lighting & Other Signals

ATON Abbreviations

USCG District ATON Offices

Report ATON Defects

Aids to Navigation — Road Signs of the Waterway

Nautical Chart (Fictitious)

Illustration that depicts the preferred channel going through a water area that corresponds to the area shown in the visual buoyage guide, letting a person compare the navigational aids depicted with the corresponding chart marks.
USCG red rod
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