Which is TRUE when navigating a vessel?

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Which is TRUE when navigating a vessel?

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• Floating aids to navigation (buoys) are not fixed to the bottom like beacons or lighthouses • Effects of weather, current, ice, and collision on a buoy’s exact position and operation • Difference between what you can "assume" vs. what you must treat with caution on the chart and on the water

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• Look at each option and ask: does this statement claim something is always or never true about a buoy or wreck mark? How realistic is that at sea? • Think about what can physically happen to a buoy or its mooring in strong current, storms, or after being struck by a vessel—how would that affect position and light characteristics? • Consider how you’re taught to use buoys and wreck marks together with the chart and other navigation methods—are they meant to be treated as exact, or as approximate?.

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• Check which options use absolute words like "always" or "never" and decide if that fits real‑world buoy behavior • Recall that a wreck buoy is meant to indicate a danger area, but ask yourself if you should assume the wreck is exactly underneath it or in the general vicinity • Verify which statement best matches the idea that floating aids are aids to navigation, not precise survey markers, and must be used with other information (chart, radar, depth sounder, GPS)

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Question 1 of 20

Which is TRUE when navigating a vessel?

You should assume a wreck buoy is directly over the wreck

You should never rely on a floating aid to maintain its exact position

You can always rely on a buoy to show proper light characteristics

You can always rely on a buoy to be on station

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Which is TRUE when navigating a vessel?

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