---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 149.560"
title: "33"
number: "149.560"
heading: "How must buoys used to define traffic lanes be marked and lighted?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/149.560"
---

# §149.560. How must buoys used to define traffic lanes be marked and lighted?

- (a) Each buoy that is used to define the lateral boundaries of a traffic lane at a deepwater port must meet [§ 62.25](/cfr/33/62.25.md) of this chapter.
- (b) The buoy must have an omni-directional light located at least 8 feet above the water.
- (c) The buoy light must be located so that the structure of the buoy, or any other device mounted on the buoy, does not obstruct the light in any direction.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1504, 1509; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

Source: USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, unless otherwise noted.