You have just passed York River Entrance Channel Lighted Buoys "13" and "14". The chart shows a light approximately 1.0 mile off your port beam with a light characteristic "Fl 6 sec". What is the name of this light?
• Using the charted position relative to known buoys and channels • Understanding how light characteristics (e.g., Fl 6 sec) help confirm an aid to navigation • Identifying features and locations around the York River Entrance and nearby shoals/bays
• From Buoys "13" and "14", visualize (or sketch) your vessel’s position and which direction your port beam points toward geographically. • Ask yourself which of the named lights lies roughly abeam of the York River Entrance about 1 mile away, rather than directly in the entrance channel. • Consider which option names are associated with major shoals or bay entrances in that area, and which would be closer or farther from your current position.
• Confirm on a chart which light near York River Entrance has the characteristic Fl 6 sec. • Verify which aid is about 1.0 mile from the line of buoys "13" and "14" on the port side as you exit the York River. • Check the names on the chart: distinguish between a lighted buoy in the channel and a fixed light structure marking a shoal or bay entrance.
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