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

Coast Guard District Aids To Navigation Offices

District
Phone # Waters of Juristriction
First 616-223-8338 ME, NH, VT (Lake Champlain) RI, CT, MA and NY to Shrewsbury River, NJ.
Fifth 757-398-6486 Shrewsbury, NJ to DE, MD, PA, VA, DC &NC.
Seventh 305-415-6730 SC, GA, FL to 83 (infinity symbol) 50'W, Puerto Rico & adjacent islands of the U.S.
Eighth 504-589-6277 Fl westward from 83 (infinity symbol) 50'W, AL MS, LA, TX, the Mississippi River System except that portion of the Illinios River north of Joliet, IL.
Ninth 216-902-6060 Great Lakes and St. LawrenceRiver above St. Regis River.
Eleventh 510-437-2976 CA
Thirteenth 206-220-7270 OR, WA, ID and MT.
Fourteenth 804-541-2315 HI, American Samoa, Marshall, Marianas, & Caroline Islands
Seventeenth 907-463-2262 AK

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