Day Skipper revision module 12 of 17

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Visual Aids to Navigation

Lighthouses, beacons, and light characteristics used for navigation.

Lighthouses and beaconsLight characteristics

6 guided lessons · 15 practice questions · 12 flashcards

3 outcomes · self-guided revision
  • Use charted position, structure, colour, rhythm and surrounding evidence to identify an aid without treating one sighting as an exact fix.
  • Distinguish fixed, flashing, isophase, occulting, quick and grouped rhythms by timing one complete repeating period.
  • Decode character, colour, period, elevation and nominal range and explain why the printed range is not a promise of detection.

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