At 2142, you change course to make good...

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At 2142, you change course to make good 030°T and increase speed to 14 knots. You rendezvous with another vessel and receive fresh supplies while off New Haven Harbor lighted whistle buoy "NH". What is the light characteristic of this buoy?

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🔍 Key Concepts

• Aids to Navigation (AtoN) on approach to major harbors – what kind of buoy usually marks the main sea approach to a harbor like New Haven? • Morse code light characteristics – how dots (.) and dashes (_) relate to standard Morse letters used on buoys. • Use of Morse "A" and similar signals on safe‑water/sea buoys in U.S. waters.

💭 Think About

• Identify what role the New Haven Harbor lighted whistle buoy "NH" likely plays: is it a lateral mark, a safe‑water (sea) buoy, or something else at the harbor entrance? • Recall which single‑letter Morse characteristics are commonly used for safe‑water/sea buoys and match that letter to its dot/dash pattern. • Compare the typical charted symbol for the New Haven sea buoy in Chart No. 1 or a harbor approach chart with the answer choices given as Morse dot/dash patterns.

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify from your Light List or chart whether the New Haven Harbor approach buoy is a safe‑water (sea) buoy (RW "NH"), not a red or green lateral mark. • Confirm which Morse letter is standard for safe‑water/sea buoys and then match that letter’s exact pattern of dots and dashes to the choices. • Double‑check the dot (short) vs dash (long) order; several answer choices contain the same symbols in different sequence, so the sequence is critical.