Navigation A — Coastal — question 7

1. What does the symbol at position 32°23.8'N 034°44.2'E mean? A dangerous rock close to the surface.
2. The chart title says that the buoyage in the area follows IALA-A. Explain this term. On which side of the vessel should buoys be passed, according to their colour? The IALA system is an international system whose purpose is to regulate marking and buoyage at sea. Israel belongs to Region A: red marks to port of the vessel and green to starboard, on every entry into a harbour, marina or marked channel.
3. What do the black dashed lines radiating from the eastern lighthouse of ILLUSIONS ISLANDS mark? It is a sector light. The lines mark the light's sectors in their different colours.

The question is solved on chart 1000. On the site it comes with the relevant sections of the chart.