🔍 Key Concepts

• Use of the U.S. Coast Pilot or Light List to identify aids to navigation • Understanding that the color of a light is given in the light’s characteristic description on charts and in publications • How to locate a named lighthouse (New London Harbor Light) on the chart using your latitude and longitude

💭 Think About

• From the given position, how would you find New London Harbor Light on a nautical chart, and what nearby features help confirm you have the right light? • Once you’ve found the symbol for New London Harbor Light, where do you look (chart notes or publications) to read its light characteristics? • When you read the light’s entry, which part of that description tells you the color versus the period, height, and range?

✅ Before You Answer

• Confirm you are looking at New London Harbor Light, not another aid nearby with a similar name • Verify you are reading the light characteristic line (e.g., flashing, occulting, etc.) where the color abbreviation is included • Double‑check that the color you select matches what is printed in either the chart light symbol or the official light list entry, not just what you might remember from experience