Assume that your vessel has just entered Lake Michigan via the Straits of Mackinac and is proceeding south to Chicago. Which statement is TRUE with respect to the aids to navigation you will encounter along this route?

Correct Answer: Option B — Red buoys should be passed down your starboard side.

Under the US/Canadian lateral buoyage system applied on the Great Lakes, red buoys mark the starboard side of the channel when proceeding from seaward or following the established convention returning from open water toward a head of navigation.