While proceeding along the Mediterranean coast of Spain, you sight the black and yellow buoy shown in illustration D020NG below. Your course is 039°T, and the buoy bears 053°T. What action should you take?

Question

While proceeding along the Mediterranean coast of Spain, you sight the black and yellow buoy shown in illustration D020NG below. Your course is 039&deg;T, and the buoy bears 053&deg;T. What action should you take?

Accepted Answer

Option D: Maintain course and ensure that the bearings increase. Under IALA System rules, a black and yellow buoy indicates a cardinal mark. Maintaining course while ensuring bearings increase guarantees safe passing distance from the charted hazard.

While proceeding along the Mediterranean coast of Spain, you sight the black and yellow buoy shown in illustration D020NG below. Your course is 039&deg;T, and the buoy bears 053&deg;T. What action should you take?

While proceeding along the Mediterranean coast of Spain, you sight the black and yellow buoy shown in illustration D020NG below. Your course is 039°T, and the buoy bears 053°T. What action should you take?