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The Light List shows that a navigational light has a nominal range of 12 miles and a height above water of 25 feet (7.6 meters). Your height of eye is 38 feet (11.6 meters) and the visibility is 5.5 miles. At what approximate range will you FIRST sight the light?

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Al Alden Ward · Sep 29, 2019

If my visibility is only 5.5 miles than how can I see anything over 5.5 miles including the light that's at 12 miles away or more without the light having a Radar beacon on it called racons

Deck: General Navigation

The Light List shows that a navigational light has a nominal range of 12 miles and a height above water of 25 feet (7.6 meters). Your height of eye is 38 feet (11.6 meters) and the visibility is 5.5 miles. At what approximate range will you FIRST sight the light?

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