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1

Getting Underway

2

Anchoring

3

Aids to Navigation

4

Lateral System

5

State System

6

Intracoastal Waterway

7

Western Rivers

8

Chapter Review

INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY (ICW)

The ICW runs parallel to the Atlantic and gulf coasts from Manasquan Inlet, New Jersey to the Mexican border. When following the ICW in a direction from New Jersey to Texas, keep yellow triangles [] on your starboard, yellow squares [] on your port, regardless of the color navigation aid they appear on.

Aids to navigation marking the ICW display unique yellow symbols.

Yellow triangles [] indicate aids should be passed by keeping them on the starboard (right) side of the vessel.
Yellow squares [] indicate aids should be passed by keeping them on the port (left) side of the vessel.

   
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