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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