Channel Marker Buoys Dumaguete

Three shipping buoys awaiting maintenance at Dumaguete sea port

Most of the markers and buoys you’ll see will be either red or green, and these colors help identify which side you’ll want to pass them on to remain in a sea channel ie safe deep water with a boat, ship or yacht

As a general rule of thumb, when you’re heading from open water to inland water, or heading upstream in a river, you’ll want to keep the red markers to your right and the green ones to your left.
So, when you’re heading from the ocean into a bay, or from a bay into a river, harbor, or port, the red markers belong on your right side.