BUOYS AND MARKERS
The traffic signs of the water, buoys and markers, are
important for the boater. The uniform state waterway marking system uses markers which regulate, advise and provide for
safe passage of boaters. Regulatory markers are white with
black letters and have orange (warning) borders. They signify
speed zones, restricted or controlled areas, danger areas and
general information. Some may have lights for night vision.
Controlled
Area
Hazard/
Danger
Area
Restricted/
Boats Keep
Out Area
Information
1. Alan Henry Reservoir
16. Cooper Lake
2. Aquilla Lake
17. E.V. Spence Reservoir
3. B.A. Steinhagen Lake
18. Eagle Mountain lake
4. Bardwell Lake
19. Fairfield Lake
5. Baylor Lake
20. Gibbons Creek
6. Belton Lake
Reservoir
7. Benbrook Lake
21. Granger Lake
8. Brady Creek Reservoir
22. Grapevine Lake
9. Buffalo Springs
23. Greenbelt Lake
10. Caddo Lake
24. Hords Creek Lake
11. Canyon Lake
25. Houston County Lake
12. Cedar Creek Reservoir
26. Hubbard Creek
13. Champion Creek
Reservoir
14. Choke Canyon
Reservoir
15. Coleto Creek Reservoir
Top 10
River
Safety
Tips
Reservoir
27. Hubert H. Moss Lake
28. Inks Lake
29. International Amistad
Reservoir
Aids to navigation on state waters may be similar to
those used in the lateral system such as red and green
buoys to mark the sides of the channels. If these channel markers are used, they are usually found in pairs.
Safe passage can be found between paired green and red
buoys, but only if all other safe rules of boating are
followed. Navigational markers also may be black and/or
white, red and/or white, numbered or lettered, indicating
locally placed or outdated navigational systems.
• Tell someone where you are going, when you expect to return,
and where to call if you don’t.
• Make sure that your water skills and experience are equal to the
river and the conditions.
• Never boat alone. Always have at least one (preferably two) other
boats with you on a river trip.
• Wear a Coast Guard approved type III-V, properly adjusted
lifejacket at all times when you are in or near the river.
• Know your limits of swimmers rescue and self rescue on rivers.
• Know when and how to swim for the eddy.
• Reduce injuries by wearing protective foot wear and proper
clothing designed for river recreation.
• Be prepared for extremes in weather, especially cold.
• Know about hypothermia and how it can affect you.
• Plan your trip and stick to your plan.
Mooring buoys are white with a blue horizontal
band and can be anchored to in public waters. It is
unlawful to moor, anchor or attach any boat to any
buoy, beacon, light marker, stake, flag or other
navigational aid to safe operation placed on
public waters of Texas by the proper authorities. It also is
illegal to move, remove, displace, tamper with, damage or
destroy these navigational aids.
Texas
Boater’s
Guide
Red – Red colors and lights indicate the right
(starboard) side of the channel as a boater enters
from the open sea or heads upstream. The phrase
“red right returning” helps a boater remember
this lateral system of markers.
Green – Green colors and lights indicate the left
(port) side of the channel as a boater proceeds
from the open sea or heads upstream.
T E X A S PA R K S A N D W I L D L I F E
Red and White – A combination of red and white
vertically striped buoy markings, some topped
with a white light and/or red topmark, is used to
indicate mid-channels or fairways. These markers
may be passed on either side as long as other safe
navigational rules are followed.
30. International
Falcon Reservoir
31. Joe Pool Lake
IMPORTANT TELEPHONE NUMBERS
32. Lake Amon G. Carter
Yellow – Yellow buoys indicate special markings such as
traffic separations, international boundaries, anchorage areas,
dredging, fish net area, etc.
33. Lake Anahauc
Red and Green – Combination red and green buoys
and lights indicate preferred channels. If the green
horizontal band is on top, the preferred channel is to
the right (starboard). If the red band is topmost,
the preferred channel is to the left (port) side.
36. Lake Athens
General Information Line
Boat Registration Information
Fishing Information
Hunting Information
State Parks Information
Nature/Wildlife Information
Magazine - Subscriptions/Back Issues
Operation Game Thief (to report violations)
Public Hunts
Park Reservations
Texas Conservation Passport
34. Lake Arlington
35. Lake Arrowhead
37. Lake Austin
38. Lake Bob Sandlin
39. Lake Bridgeport
40. Lake Brownwood
Shapes of buoys, numbers and letters also play key
roles in the lateral system of buoyage. Generally,
green port side buoys in the main and secondary
channels are “can” or square-shaped markers and
odd numbered. Red starboard side buoys in these
channels are “nun” or triangular-shaped markers
and even numbered.
41. Lake Buchanan
42. Lake Coleman
43. Lake Colorado City
74. Lake Ray Hubbard
105. Somerville Lake
44. Lake Conroe
75. Lake Ray Roberts
106. Squaw Creek Reservoir
45. Lake Corpus Christi
76. Lake Stamford
107. Stillhouse Hollow Lake
Other Helpful Numbers:
46. Lake Creek Lake
77. Lake Striker
108. Toledo Bend Reservoir
Mid-channel or fairway markers can be spherical, octagonal
or rectangular in shape, but are easily recognized as white
and red vertically striped markers, some with red spherical
topmarks, or as stationary white lights at night (be sure not
to confuse other sources of white lights as mid-channel markers). These markers may be lettered, but are not numbered.
Preferred channel markers are similar to main and secondary
(side) channel markers in shape. If the green band is on top,
the preferred channel buoy is a can or square-shaped. If the
red band is on top, the marker is a nun or triangle. Preferred
channel markers do not have numbers and may be lettered for
identification and location purposes.
47. Lake Cypress Springs
78. Lake Tawakoni
109. Tradinghouse Creek
48. Lake Diversion
79. Lake Texana
49. Lake Fork Reservoir
80. Lake Texoma
50. Lake Fort Phantom Hill
81. Lake Travis
111. White River Lake
51. Lake Graham /
82. Lake Waco
112. Wright Patman Lake
United States Coast Guard
Recreational Boating Hot Line
National Vessel Documentation Center
Vessel Documentation Inquiries
National Association of State Boating
Law Administrators
Boat operators should be aware of privately or unlawfully
placed navigational aids, buoys, stakes or flags. Collision with
fixed objects or floating debris is a leading cause of boating
accidents. Part of a boat operator’s responsibility is to keep a
proper “boat lookout” or person who can assist with safe and
proper navigation.
Diver Down Flags – “Diver down flags” are
special flags signifying that scuba diving or
snorkeling activities are underway. Boats must
keep clear of such activities. In Texas, a “diver
down flag” means a square or rectangular red
flag that has a diagonal white stripe and is
at least 16 inches in size. It is unlawful
to operate a motorboat within 50 feet
of a diver down flag or to operate a boat
within 150 feet of such a flag except at
headway/steerage speed. A blue and white “Alpha
Flag” is internationally recognized when scuba
divers and operations are active in coastal and
other international waters.
Lake Eddleman
84. Lake Weatherford
53. Lake Holbrook
85. Lake Whitney
54. Lake Houston
86. Lake Winnsboro
55. Lake J.B. Thomas
87. Lake Worth
56. Lake Jacksonville
88. Lavon Lake
57. Lake Kemp
89. Lewisville Lake
58. Lake Kickapoo
90. Martin Lake
59. Lake Leon
91. Medina Lake
60. Lake Limestone
92. Millers Creek Reservoir
61. Lake Livingston
93. Mountain Creek Lake
62. Lake Lyndon B. Johnson
94. Navarro Mills Lake
63. Lake Marble Falls
95. O.C. Fisher Lake
64. Lake Meredith
96. O.H. Ivie Reservoir
65. Lake Mexia
97. Oak Creek Reservoir
66. Lake Murvaul
98. Palo Duro Reservoir
99. Pat Mayse Lake
68. Lake Nasworthy
100. Pinkston Reservoir
69. Lake Nocona
101. Possum Kingdom Lake
70. Lake O’ The Pines
102. Proctor Lake
71. Lake Palestine
103. Richland-Chambers
72. Lake Palo Pinto
73. Lake Pat Cleburne
110. Twin Buttes Reservoir
(800) 368-5647
(800) 799-8362
(304) 271-2400
(859) 225-9487
83. Lake Walter E. Long
52. Lake Granbury
67. Lake Nacogdoches
Reservoir
(800) 792-1112
(512) 389-4828
(512) 389-4505
(512) 389-4505
(800) 792-1112
(512) 389-4505
(800) 937-9393
(800) 792-4263
(512) 389-4505
(512) 389-8900
(512) 389-4310
Reservoir
104. Sam Rayburn Reservoir
I f yo u a r e c a u g h t
in foul weather:
• Reduce speed.
Proceed with
caution. Put on
PFD.
• Head for nearest
shore that is
safe to
approach.
• Head bow into waves at about a
40 degree angle.
• Secure loose items. Have emergency
gear ready.
• Keep bilges free of water.
• Seat passengers on bottom of boat near
center line.
• If your engine fails, anchor the boat.
For more details, visit the following Web sites:
Texas Boater Access information on-line
(includes boat ramp information):
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/texaswater/rivers
Fishing tips for your favorite lake:
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/fish/infish/regions/instate.htm
Texas Statutes including Parks & Wildlife Code and Penal Code:
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/
Inland Navigational Rule:
http://fatty.law.cornell.edu/uscode/33/
U. S. Coast Guard home page;
http://www.dot.gov/dotinfo/uscg/welcome.html
Federal Requirements homepage:
http://www.uscgboating.org/fedreq/
TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE
4200 Smith School Road, Austin, Texas 78744
www.tpwd.state.tx.us
© 2002 Texas Parks and Wildlife
PWD MP D0200-700 (1/02)
In accordance with Texas State Depository Law, this publication is available at
the Texas State Publications Clearinghouse and/or Texas Depository Libraries.
573
11,700
Controlling Agency/Information
BOB SANDLIN
9,640
Red Bluff Water Power Control Dist.; (915) 445-2037
BRANDY BRANCH
1,250
25,400
2,100 17 CONROE
FORK
2,880
ARROWHEAD
16,200
600
1
7,300
3
BUFFALO SPRINGS
225
1
CHAMPION CREEK
1,558
COLEMAN CITY
2,000
COLORADO CITY
1,618
BROWNWOOD
3,419
1
E.V. SPENCE
14,950
2
4,246
GRAHAM/EDDLEMAN
2,444
GREENBELT
1,990
HORD’S CREEK
HUBBARD CREEK
J.B. THOMAS
KEMP
15,250
1
7,820
1
6,200
LEON
1,590
16,505
MILLER’S CREEK
2,300
NASWORTHY
1,598
OAK CREEK
2,375
O.C. FISHER
O.H. IVIE
PALO DURO
1
1
2
5,440
19,200
2
2,413
1,352
Martin Creek Lake State Park; (903) 836-4336
FULTON
1
10
Texas Utilities; (903) 572-5028
GALVESTON BAY
4
1,014
656
WT Waggonner Estate; (940) 552-2521
Panola Co. Fresh Water Supply Dist. #1; (903) 693-6562
GALVESTON. BAY (WEST)
6
466
City of Nacogdoches; (409) 564-4693
GROVES
1
25
City of Center; (936) 598-2941
INGLESIDE
1
54
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; (409) 384-5716
LAPORTE
1
350
370
2
MURVAUL
3,890
Colorado River Municipal Water Dist.; (915) 267-6341
NACOGDOCHES
2,200
City of Abilene; (915) 676-6217
PINKSTON
City of Graham; (940) 549-3322
Greenbelt M&I Water Authority; (806) 874-3650
ATHENS
1,500
1
BARDWELL
3,750
1
BASTROP
BELTON
BENBROOK
906
1
Central West Texas Water Dist.; (915) 676-6417
WELSH
Colorado River Municipal Water Dist.; (915) 267-6341
WINNSBORO CITY
1,100
WT Waggonner Estate; (940) 552-2521
WRIGHT PATMAN
20,300
Eastland Co. Water Supply Dist.; (254) 647-3294 or 1320
National Park Service; (806) 857-3151
North Central Texas MW Auth.; (940) 422-4051
San Angelo State Park; (915) 949-4757
Colorado Municipal Water Dist.; (915) 267-6341
Palo Duro River Authority; (806) 882-4401
Palo Pinto Municipal Water Dist.; (940) 325-9601
Possum Kingdom State Park; (940) 549-1803
City of Stamford; (915) 773-2095
White River MWD; (806) 263-4240
City of San Angelo; (915) 657-4206
City of Wichita Falls; (940) 761-7477
4
3,770
1
13,000
CEDAR CREEK
34,300 14 COOPER RESERVOIR
22,740
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FAIRFIELD
2,353
FAYETTE COUNTY
2,400
GIBBONS CREEK
2,500
GRANBURY
8,700
3
GRAPEVINE
7,380
3
7,470
2
3
LEWISVILLE
29,592
4
LIMESTONE
13,680
3
MEXIA
1,200
MOSS, HUBERT M.
1,125
MOUNTAIN CREEK
2,710
NAVARRO MILLS
5,050
NOCONA
1,470
PALESTINE
25,500
PAT CLEBURNE
1
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PROCTOR RESERVOIR
4,610
354
3
3
Galveston Bay
Gulf IntraCoastal Waterway, Bastrop Bayou, Freeport
1
8
Aransas Bay
Dickinson, Galveston, LaPorte, San Leon
105
7
25
2
758
49
8
1
343
54
8
7
195
248
4
PORT LAVACA
1
70
PORT MANSFIELD
1
18
1
37
149
Guadalupe-Blanco River Auth.; (361) 575-6366
RIVIERA
1
25
Corpus Christi Lake State Park; (361) 547-2635
ROCKPORT
5
450
Lake Houston State Park; (281) 354-6881
Lake Texana State Park; (361) 782-5718
Galveston
Neches River
10
1
PORT ISABEL
RAYMONDVILLE
PORT ARTHUR
PORT O’CONNER
Gulf IntraCoastal Waterway
PORT ARANSAS
Chambers-Liberty Co. Navigation Dist.; (409) 267-3547
Clear Lake, Galveston Bay
1
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; (903) 838-8781
City of San Antonio; (210) 978-2000
CHOKE CANYON
26,000
Choke Canyon State Park; (361) 786-3868 or 3538
FALCON
78,300
1
Corpus Christi Bay
Galveston Bay
Chocolate Bayou
Tres Palacios Bay
Port Aransas Harbor, Corpus Christi Channel
Port Arthur, Pleasure Island
Port Isabel, Laguna Madre
2
Lavaca Bay
Gulf IntraCoastal Waterway
2
1
74
3
SABINE PASS
1
135
SAN LEON
1
102
115
1
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND
5
209
334
9
Gulf IntraCoastal Waterway
Laguna Madre
Aransas Bay, Corpus Christi Channel, Gulf IntraCoastal Waterway
Baffin Bay
Sabine Pass Channel
Galveston Bay
Laguna Madre
18,930 38 MARBLE FALLS
MEDINA
Franklin Co. Water Dist.; (903) 537-4536
TRAVIS
WALTER E. LONG
1,200
Falcon State Park; (956) 848-5327
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; (830) 964-3341
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; (512) 859-2668
2
City of Austin; (512) 499-6700
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A successfully completed Texas Parks and Wildlife certified boater education course and photo
I.D. is required for any person born on or after September 1, 1984 to operate on Texas public
water a (1) vessel powered by a motor of 10 horsepower or more; or (2) a windblown vessel over
14 feet in length. A person must be at least 13 years of age to receive certification.
Lower Colorado River Auth.; (512) 473-3200
Inks Lake State Park; (512) 793-2223
Boater Education Course Requirements
City of Brady; (915) 597-2152
780
5,575
BOAT OPERATORS
Lake Casa Blanca State Park; (956) 725-3826
Hill Country
Tarrant County WC&ID #1; (817) 335-2491
Lower Colorado River Auth.; (512) 473-3200
Lower Colorado River Auth.; (512) 473-3200
Bexar-Medina-Atascosa County WID; (830) 665-2132
Exempted Persons
A person is exempt from the mandatory boater education requirement if the person: (1) is at least
18 years of age; (2) is accompanied by a person at least 18 years of age who is exempt from the
course or who has completed the course; (3) holds a master’s, mate’s or operator’s license issued by
the U.S. Coast Guard; or (4) is otherwise exempt by rule of the department.
Lower Colorado River Auth.; (512) 473-3200
City of Austin; (512) 499-2000
Fairfield State Park; (903) 389-4514
Lower Colorado River Auth.; (409) 249-3344
Brazos River Auth.; (817) 573-3212
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; (817) 481-4541
B OAT HA N D L I N G G U I D E
It is unlawful to operate any vessel at a rate of speed than is reasonable or prudent or which causes a hazardous wake.
When in doubt …SLOW DOWN. Many accidents may be attributed to excessive speed, especially at night.
Cedar Hill State Park; (972) 291-3900
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; (972) 442-3141
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; (972) 434-1666
Brazos River Auth.; (903) 529-2141
Bistone Municipal Water Dist.; (254) 562-5222
Fort Worth Dist. Corps of Engineers; (254) 578-1431
Upper Neches River Auth.; (903) 876-2237
City of Cleburne; (817) 645-0900
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; (903) 732-3020
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; (254) 879-2424
Purtis Creek State Park; (903) 425-2332
Tarrant Co. Water Control; (903) 389-3928
SOMERVILLE
11,460
2
Somerville State Park; (979) 535-7763 or 289-2392
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City of Dallas; (214) 670-0936
Ray Roberts Lake State Park; (940) 686-2148 or 637-2294
Texas Utilities Services; (817) 573-7053
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; (254) 939-2461
Sabine River Authority; (903) 598-2216
46
230
Wood County; (903) 763-2711
1,656
62
408
SW Electric Power Co.; (903) 572-7966
CASA BLANCA
1
1
5
City of San Antonio; (210) 978-2000
6
2
DICKINSON
FREEPORT
3,490
Port Aransas, Rockport
2
803
23,560
1
6,375 16 WORTH
24
LYNDON B. JOHNSON
WHITNEY
139
INKS
1,120
Corpus Christi, Ingleside
80
U.S Army Corps of Engineers; (817) 292-2400
1,144
172
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; (254) 939-1829
WHITE ROCK
30
Tres Palacios Bay
2
Tarrant County WC&ID #1; (817) 335-2491
Baytown, Trinity Bay
3
4,400
WEATHERFORD
LIVERPOOL
GRANGER
3
3
PALACIOS
1
7,270
Bay City; (409) 863-2103
Sabine River Auth.; 409-565-2273
8
2,012
Texas Utilities; 903-726-3027
3,450
44,752
WACO
1,350
29,350
TRADINGHOUSE CREEK
22,745
89,000 13 RICHLAND-CHAMBERS
TEXOMA
4
RAY ROBERTS
36,700 10 1
8
RAY HUBBARD
TAWAKONI
Sheldon Lake State Park; (281) 456-9350
8,240
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N. Montague Co. Water Supply District; (940) 825-3282
6,430
23,000
STILLHOUSE HOLLOW
CALAVERAS
Cooper Lake State Park; (903) 395-3100 or 945-5256
5,993
3,272
Dallas Parks & Recreation; (214) 670-8281
25,500
SQUAW CREEK
BRAUNIG
Tarrant County Water Control; (903) 432-2814
PAT MAYSE
PURTIS CREEK STATE PARK
City of Gainesville; (940) 668-4500
2
2
Redfish Bay
Texas Municipal Power Agency; (409) 873-2424
21,400
CRYSTAL BEACH
South
Texas Plains
LAVON
CANYON
Lower Colorado River Auth.; (512) 303-7666
9,200
11,000
BUCHANAN
EAGLE MOUNTAIN
TEXANA
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; (972) 875-5711
1,200
SHELDON
1
Lone Star Steel; (903) 656-6875
12,240
HOUSTON, LAKE
3
2,020
1
1,488
3,100
21,900
BRADY
2
COLETO CREEK
CORPUS CHRISTI, LAKE
AUSTIN
3,100
Athens Municipal Water Dist.; (903) 675-9225
3,450
ANAHUAC
Lake Livingston State Park; (936) 365-2201
Gulf Coast
City of Arlington; (817) 451-6860
CYPRESS SPRINGS
Corps of Engineers, Laguna Park; (254) 694-3189
1
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1,465
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; (903) 665-2336
BRIDGEPORT
JOE POOL
City of Bowie; (940) 872-1114
12,500
2
City of Wichita Falls; (940) 761-7477
5
2,400
1
185,000 12 560
114,500
STRIKER
TOLEDO BEND
SAM RAYBURN
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; (915) 625-2322
Prairies
and Lakes
2,275
44
3,280
377
ARLINGTON
5
AQUILLA
CORPUS CHRISTI CHANNEL
2,126
5
AMON CARTER
6
30
City of San Angelo; (915) 657-4450
Jacksonville Municipal Water Supply; (903) 586-3510
915
796
City of Sweetwater; (915) 236-6313
6,313
5
2,000
2,200
22
5,020
WICHITA
Neches River
CORPUS CHRISTI BAY
CLEAR LAKE
MONTICELLO
Wood County; (903) 763-2711
MARTIN CREEK
Houston County WC&ID # 1; (936) 544-3985
Lake Colorado City State Park; (915) 728-3931
City of Coleman; (915) 625-4116
Location
38
1
77
1
1
1
CHICO
2,020
BEAUMONT
Sabine River Auth.; (903) 878-2262
9,080
San Jacinto River Auth.; (409) 588-1111
WHITE RIVER
TWIN BUTTES
4
204
9
3
5
1,516
52
90,000
154
19,780
2
Rio Hondo; (956) 748-2276
BAYTOWN
Caddo Lake State Park; (903) 679-3351
23
220
1
1
4
ARROYO COLORADO
BAY CITY
South Western Electric Power Co.; (800) 886-8791
LONE STAR
2
6
6
Lake Bob Sandlin State Park; (903) 572-5531
1
50
LIVINGSTON
9
171
LAKE O’ THE PINES
1
2
Lake Brownwood State Park; (915) 784-5223
5,200
ARANSAS PASS
City of Colorado City; (915) 728-5331
2,000
(w/Marina Facility)
Lubbock County WC&ID #1; (806) 747-3353
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; (409)429-3491
JACKSONVILLE
Controlling Agency/Information
1,500
1,050
HOUSTON COUNTY
6
HOLBROOK
Lake Arrowhead State Park; (940) 528-2211
1
27,700
Brazos River Authority; (806) 629-4430
City of Childress; (940) 937-3684
13,700
19,800
POSSUM KINGDOM
STAMFORD
PALO PINTO
16,540
KICKAPOO
MEREDITH
1
510
DIVERSION
FORT PHANTOM HILL
Balmorhea State Park; (915) 375-2370
CADDO
ALAN HENRY
B.A. STEINHAGEN
Panhandle
Plains
BAYLOR
Pineywoods
Int'l Boundary and Water Comm.; (915) 832-4107
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Eisenhower State Park; (903) 465-1956
City of Waco; (254) 750-5750
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; (254) 756-5359
City of Weatherford; (817) 594-5441
City of Dallas; (214) 670-8847
Lake Whitney State Park; (254) 694-3793
City of Fort Worth; (817) 871-8900
Stand-on (Privileged) Vessel – This vessel, with the right of way, maintains her course and speed except to
avoid collision. Emergency vehicles are always privileged.
Give-way (Burdened) Vessel – This vessel should take early and substantial action to keep out of the way.
Horn signals are not commonly used in recreational boating; however, they should be used when the intention
of the other boater is not clear.
Recreational boats are required to display
navigational lights between sunset and sunrise
and other periods of reduced visibility (fog,
rain, haze, etc.) so as to be visible to other
boaters at all times.