{"data":{"id":"us/33-cfr-149.565","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"33 CFR 149.565","heading":"What are the required characteristics and intensity of lights on buoys used to define traffic lanes?","body":"(a) The buoy's light color that defines the lateral boundaries of a traffic lane must comply with the buoy color schemes in § 62.25 of this chapter.\n(b) The buoy light may be fixed or flashing. If it is flashing, it must flash at intervals of not more than 6 seconds.\n(c) Buoy lights must have an effective intensity of at least 25 candela.","path":["Title 33—Navigation and Navigable Waters","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER NN—DEEPWATER PORTS","PART 149—DEEPWATER PORTS: DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND EQUIPMENT","Subpart E—Aids to Navigation"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-33.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:35Z","sha256":"980d59e90461dba77d1c8d9ad6f34a262abe69c5043943c039cd2e5a7587a509","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/33-cfr-149.560","next":"us/33-cfr-149.570"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}