🔍 Key Concepts

• U.S. Coast Pilot vs. Sailing Directions (one is for U.S. waters, the other is for foreign coasts) • What types of information are normally included in a Light List • What exam questions usually mean by "descriptions of the coast line" and "navigation instructions"

💭 Think About

• Which publication is specifically designed to help you navigate along the U.S. coast, including harbors and inshore details, not just lights or buoys? • Look at the key words in the question: coast line, buoyage systems, weather conditions, port facilities, and navigation instructions. Which option traditionally bundles all of those topics together? • Ask yourself: Which of these four is primarily a tabular reference (lists) versus a narrative/guidebook style pilot for coastal navigation?

✅ Before You Answer

• Match the phrase "for the United States and its possessions" with the correct publication (domestic vs. foreign coverage) • Confirm which book is mainly about aids to navigation (lights, buoys, daybeacons) rather than full coastal descriptions • Verify which choice is known as a coastal pilot book that supplements charts with detailed local information