U.S. Aids to Navigation System (ATONS)
The U.S. Aids to Navigation System uses buoys and other markers to guide vessels along some waterways. The system includes lateral markers and non-lateral markers.
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The U.S. Aids to Navigation System uses buoys and other markers to guide vessels along some waterways. The system includes lateral markers and non-lateral markers.