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Light characteristics — Navigation A — Coastal, Mashit 30

Decoding a light's legend, or finding a mark the question names only by its light. 25 questions need it — 28 sub-questions in all.

All Navigation A — Coastal questions

Chart knowledge

  1. Question 1 — Your vessel's draught is 2.3 metres. The Herzliya Marina office offers you a berth on the north side of pontoon E. You w (part b)
  2. Question 2 — Your vessel's draught is 2.3 metres. You are moored at pontoon N in Herzliya Marina. You want to move to pontoon B, keep (part b)
  3. Question 4 — Outside the western breakwater of Hadera harbour are the two depth contours nearest the breakwater, whose depths are not (part c)
  4. Question 5 — Give the characteristics of the two lights on the breakwater heads at the entrance to Kishon Harbour. (parts a, d)
  5. Question 6 — On the western side of Rosh Hakarmel (Haifa) there is an area enclosed by a green dashed boundary, with M.N.R. written b (part c)
  6. Question 8 — Give the characteristics of the Akko lighthouse. (part a)
  7. Question 9 — According to the chart, what is the range of the change in water level between MLWN and MHWN? (part d)
  8. Question 10 — Which chart do you need for more detail of the sailing area between Hadera and Palmahim? Give its catalogue number. (part b)

Fixes and compass error

  1. Question 16 — At 13:30 the light at the end of the Hadera coal jetty and the light at the end of the western breakwater of Hadera harb (part a)
  2. Question 26 — At 17:30 two buoys in Haifa Bay, with the characteristics Fl(2)8s and Mo(A) "HAIFA 1", were in transit. A compass bearin (part a)
  3. Question 28 — At 21:30 a compass transit bearing was taken between two buoys in Haifa Bay with the following characteristics: Mo(A) "H (parts a, b)
  4. Question 37 — At 07:40 Haifa University (charted as University Tower) and the light vessel with the characteristics Fl.G.3s were in tr (parts a, c)
  5. Question 38 — At 20:00 the light vessel NOA and the buoy with the characteristics Fl(5)Y.15s were in transit. Their compass bearing wa (part a)
  6. Question 39 — At 17:12 the light at the western end of the Coal Jetty at Hadera and the buoy south-west of the jetty, Fl(3).W.23s, wer (part a)
  7. Question 72 — At 06:00 the vessel's position by GPS was 32°47.3'N 034°52.9'E. A compass bearing of the light vessel NOA was 111°. From (part c)

Running fix

  1. Question 15 — At 01:00 a true bearing of the light vessel NOA, at 32°46.4'N 034°55.1'E, was 095°. The true course was 350° and the ves (part a)

Planning a route in several courses

  1. Question 34 — At 09:00 your vessel is at the entrance to Haifa Harbour (the breakwater head). From this position she must pass the buo (part a)

Current

  1. Question 21 — At 06:20 your vessel is near the buoy with the characteristic Fl(2)8s, which carries a passive radar reflector (in Haifa (part a)
  2. Question 40 — At 08:00 you left the anchorage at Akko on a true course (TC) of 235° at a log speed of 4 knots (SOW). After one hour th (part a)
  3. Question 49 — At 16:00 your vessel is 0.5 miles west of the light vessel NOA (Fl.G3s), which lies south of Rosh Hakarmel. The vessel m (part a)
  4. Question 57 — At 21:00 your vessel is at 32°28'N 034°51'E. True course (TC) 015°, speed through the water (SOW) 3 knots. At 21:20 a tr (part a)
  5. Question 59 — At 17:00 your vessel is close to the buoy with the characteristics Fl(2)8s (the buoy is 0.8 miles from the entrance to H (part a)

Beating in tacks

  1. Question 33 — At 09:30 your vessel is near the buoy with the characteristic Fl(2)8s, which carries a radar reflector (the buoy is in H (part a)
  2. Question 53 — At 08:00 your vessel is close to the buoy with the characteristics Fl(5)Y.15s (the buoy lies south of Rosh Hakarmel). Un (part a)
  3. Question 61 — Your vessel, a sailing yacht, leaves the entrance of Akko Marina at 08:00. The wind in the area is southerly, from due s (part a)

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