The time required for a lighted aid to...

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The time required for a lighted aid to complete a full cycle of light changes is listed in the Light List as the __________.

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Question 1 of 27070

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The time required for a lighted aid to complete a full cycle of light changes is listed in the Light List as the __________.

🔍 Key Concepts

• Light characteristics terminology used in the Light List (e.g., fixed, flashing, occulting, isophase) • Difference between rate of flashing and total cycle time • How the Light List describes the on+off sequence of a light

💭 Think About

• When a buoy light flashes, then is dark, then flashes again, what is the name of the entire repeatable sequence from one point in the pattern back to the same point? • Which term in the choices is most commonly associated with how long one complete cycle takes, rather than how often it happens per second? • Look at how you would describe a light: do you talk about its color, its characteristic, and the length of its _____ (one full on/off cycle)?

✅ Before You Answer

• Make sure you distinguish between time for one cycle vs. number of cycles per second • Ask yourself which word you have seen printed in the Light List columns next to the characteristic and range of a light • Eliminate any answers that are primarily used in electronics or radio rather than in light list timing language