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¿Qué caracteriza a un faro que tiene una luz de ocultación?:What characterises a lighthouse with an occulting light?:

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Correct answer: c) It is lit continuously and goes off at intervals. What matters to identify these lights is the period it is off

Why it is correct

An occulting light is on longer than off, and it is the off periods you count.

Why the others are not

  • a) It has nothing to do with emergencies.
  • b) It has nothing to do with emergencies.
  • d) That is a flashing light.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. Flashing: count the on. Occulting: count the off.

Where this question comes from

Try it: Navigation calculations

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