LIGHTS SHOWN ON ADMIRALTY

CHARTS
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THE GREATEST DETAILS OF LIGHTS ARE

SHOWN ON ----------- SCALE CHARTS

LARGE SCALE CHARTS

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THE AMOUNT OF DETAILS REDUCES AS

THE SCALE OF CHART DECREASES
 LIGHTS
TO IDENTIFY A LIGHT ?

CHARACTER/ CHARACTERISTIC

DISTINCTIVE APPEARANCE
 LIGHTS
CHARACTER OF LIGHT

SEQUENCE OF LIGHT / DARKNESS

COLOUR OF LIGHT
 COLOURS OF LIGHTS AND
ABBREVIATIONS
BLUE (Bu)
GREEN (G)
RED (R)
WHITE (W)
VIOLET (Vi)
YELLOW / ORANGE (Y)
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THE SYMBOL (W) IS SOMETIMES

OMITTED FROM THE CHART
 CLASSES OF LIGHTS
FIXED

RYTHEMIC

ALTERNATING
 FIXED LIGHTS

EXHIBITED WITHOUT INTERRUPTION

LIGHT SHOWING CONTINUOUSLY AND STEADILY

 RYTHEMIC LIGHTS
HAS A SEQUENCE OF LIGHT AND
DARK

WHOLE SEQUENCE IS REPEATED AT

REGULAR INTERVALS
 PERIOD OF LIGHT
TIME TAKEN TO COMPLETE ONE
SEQUENCE IS CALLED PERIOD OF
LIGHT

PERIOD
 PHASE OF LIGHTS
FLASH OR ECLIPSE IS CALLED PHASE

PHASE
CHARACTERISTIC OF RYTHEMIC
LIGHT
FLASHING

QUICK FLASHING

ISOPHASE

OCCULTING
 FLASHING LIGHTS
TOTAL DURATION OF LIGHT IN A PERIOD
IS SHORTER THAN THE TOTAL DURATION
OF DARKNESS AND THE APPEARANCE OF
LIGHT (FLASHES) ARE OF EQUAL DURATION

Fl W
 LIGHTS
FLASHING < 50 FLASHES PER MINUTE

LONG FLASHING FLASH OF NOT LESS THAN

2 SEC IS REPEATED

QUICK FLASHING FLASH IS REGULRALY

REPEATED

QW

50 – 80 FLASHES PER MINUTE

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VERY QUICK LIGHTS 80 – 160 FLASHES
PER MINUTE

VQ W
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ULTRA QUICK LIGHTS > 160 FLASHES
PER MINUTE

UQ W
 ISOPHASE - LIGHTS
DURATION OF LIGHT AND DARKNESS IS
EQUAL

Iso W
 ALTERNATING LIGHTS
RYTHEMIC LIGHTS SHOWING DIFFERENT
COLOURS DURING EACH SEQUENCE

PERIOD ?
 RANGE OF LIGHTS
TWO CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING
RANGE OF LIGHTS

ELEVATION OF LIGHTS
CURVATURE OF EARTH
HEIGHT OF OBSERVER

INTENSITY OF LIGHT
PREVAILING VISIBILITY
 GEOGRAPHICAL RANGE
MAX DISTANCE AT WHICH A LIGHT CAN
REACH AN OBSERVER AS DETERMINED
BY:
HEIGHT OF OBSERVER
HEIGHT OF LIGHT/STRUCTURE
CURVATURE OF EARTH
 GEOGRAPHICAL RANGE

HEIGHT OF OBSERVER
HEIGHT OF LIGHT

CURVATURE OF EARTH
 Luminous Range
Max distance at which a light can be seen
determined by:

INTENSITY OF LIGHT

VISIBILITY AT THAT TIME

 NOMINAL RANGE
IT IS THE LUMINOUS RANGE FOR A
METEROLOGICAL VISIBILITY OF 10
MILES

SHOWN ON ADMIRALTY CHARTS

RELATIONSHIP WITH INTENSITY

Determining Max Range of Light

THE RANGE AT WHICH LIGHT WILL BE

SEEN BY THE OBSERVER WILL BE
EITHER THE GEOGRAPHICAL OR THE
LUMINOUS RANGE, WHICHEVER IS
LESS.
 LIGHT VESSELS
MANNED VESSEL
ANCHORED
FLOATING AID TO NAVIGATION
ANY CHARATERISTIC OF LIGHTHOUSE
EXCEPT SECTORS
 LANBY- (Large Automatic
Navigational Buoy)
VERY LARGE
UNMANNED
ALTERNATIVE TO LIGHT VESSEL
MARK OFFSHORE POSITIONS
IMPORTANT TO NAVIGATIONS
VARY IN SIZE
DISPLACEMENT 140 TONS
DIA/ HEIGHT 12 m
 LIGHT FLOAT
UNMANNED
BOAT LIKE STRUCTURE
USED INSTEAD OF LIGHT VESSEL /
LANBY
INSTALLED IN WATER WHERE
STRONG TIDAL STREAM OR CURRENT
ARE EXPERIENCED
VARY IN SIZE FROM LIGHT VESSEL /
LANBY TO ORDINARY LIGHT BUOYS
 LIGHTS
FULL DETAILS OF LIGHT VESSELS ,
LANBYS AND LIGHT FLOATS MAY BE
FOUND IN LIST OF LIGHT (PROVIDED
THAT THE STRUCTURE IS MORE THAN 8
m HIGH)
 LIGHTS
LIGHT VESSELS, LANBYS AND LIGHT
FLOATS ARE PAINTED RED
NAME IS WRITTEN IN WHITE LETTERS
ELEVATION IS MEASURED FROM
WATER LINE TO THE CNETRE OF
LANTERN
 REMARKS ON LIGHT VESSELS
IF A LIGHT VESSEL IS OFF HER PROPER
STATION, THE LIGHT CHARATERISTICS
ARE NOT SHOWN, INSTEAD
2 LARGE BLACK BALLS (ONE
FORWARD ONE AFT)
ONE FIXED RED LIGHT AT BOW AND
ASTERN
 MINOR LIGHTS
SECTOR LIGHTS
LEADING LIGHTS
DIRECTIONAL LIGHTS
VERTICAL LIGHTS
FOG DETECTOR LIGHTS
EMERGENCY LIGHTS
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