1. ATONs and The Pecking Order

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Memory aids for

Aids To Navigation (ATON)

 Use the following to help remember the characteristics of lateral ATONs

COGS – TERN

Returning from seaward, ATONs on the left are COGS; those on the right TERN (also, remember “Red, Right, Returning”)

C         can                                                 T   triangle

O        odd number                                   E   even number

G        green                                              R   red

S         square                                            N   nun

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Memory aids for

The Pecking Order

Use the following to help remember what type of vessel stands on or gives way

Our Navy Requires Canned Fish Served Promptly at Seven

A vessel lower in the pecking order gives way to one higher in the pecking order

Our           O         Overtaken

Navy         N         Not under command

Requires   R         Restricted Maneuverability

Canned     C         Constrained by draft

Fish           F          Fishing (engaged in, as defined by rules)

Served      S          Sail

Promptly   P          Power

Seven        S          Seaplane