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2. Navigation light - Wikipedia

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   Watercraft navigation lights must permit other vessels to determine the type and relative angle of a vessel, and thus decide if there is a danger of collision. In general, sailing vessels are required to carry a green light that shines from dead ahead to 2 points (22 + 1 ⁄ 2 °) abaft [note 1] the beam on the starboard side (the right side from the perspective of someone on board facing ...

3. Emergency position-indicating radiobeacon - Wikipedia

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   An emergency position-indicating radiobeacon (EPIRB) is a type of emergency locator beacon for commercial and recreational boats, a portable, battery-powered radio transmitter used in emergencies to locate boaters in distress and in need of immediate rescue. In the event of an emergency, such as a ship sinking or medical emergency onboard, the ...

4. Leading lights - Wikipedia

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   Leading lights, also known as range lights in the United States, are a pair of light beacons used in navigation [2] to indicate a safe passage for vessels entering a shallow or dangerous channel; they may also be used for position fixing. At night, the lights are a form of leading line that can be used for safe navigation. The beacons consist ...

5. How do boaters avoid hazards? What to know about markers ...

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   Just like traffic lights and signs help drivers on the road, boaters have buoys and signs to guide them to and from shore safely. How do boaters avoid hazards? What to know about markers, buoys ...

6. Vega Industries - Wikipedia

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   Vega Industries Limited is a company in Porirua, New Zealand, which manufactures specialised navigation and signal lights for use in transportation industries, primarily marine navigation. Vega has been in business since 1972 when it built a marine guidance system based on a design by Norman Rumsey .

7. Nautical publications - Wikipedia

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   Each volume contains lights and other aids to navigation that are maintained by or under the authority of other governments. In the UK, the UKHO List of Lights and Fog Signals, and the Admiralty List of Radio signals are split into separate volumes. [5] [6] The UKHO light lists include some 85,000 light structures of significance for navigation ...