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1. THERE ARE TWO GUARD ZONES ON YOUR ARPA. 9. IN THE FOLLOWING NAVIGATION SYSTEMS, WHICH
WHAT IS THE INNER GUARD ZONE'S PURPOSE? POSITIONING IS DERIVED FROM THE USED OF
•WARNING OF SMALL TARGETS THAT ARE INITIALLY NATURAL LAND MARKS?
DETECTED CLOSER THAN THE OUTER GUARD ZONE. •TERRESTRIAL NAVIGATION
2. WHAT IS THE ZENITH DISTANCE OF STAR DUBHE, IF
THE SEXTANT ALTITUDE 41° 17.2', INDEX ERROR 1.8' 10. WHAT WOULD BE THE THEORITICAL DETECTION
OF THE ARC, DIP CORRECTIOIN 8.1'AND REFRACTION RANGE OF AN OBJECT 81 METERS HIGH FROM A SHIP
1.1'? WITH AN AERIAL ANTENNA 16 METERS ABOVE SEA
•48° 50.2' LEVEL?
•ABOUT 29 MILES
3. WHAT IS THE ESTIMATED DISTANCE THAT YOU WILL
FIRST SIGHT THE LIGHT IF THE VISIBILITY IS 6 MILES 11. HOW WOULD YOU DISTINGUISH AN ASSOCIATED
AND YOUR EYE HEIGHT IS 52FT, GIVEN THAT THE NAVIGATION MARK IN THE CHART WHERE THE COLOR
LIGHT LIST SPECIFIES THAT A NAVIGATIONAL LIGHT OF WHICH ARE BEING WRITTEN IN CAPITAL LETTERS?
HAS A 15-MILE NOMINAL RANGE AND IS 29FT ABOVE •THESE ARE CONSPICUOUS AND LARGER COASTAL
WATER? MARK.
•11.0 MILES
12. WHAT IS THE MOST RELIABLE WAY TO CHECK
4. IN HEAVY WEATHER, WHAT OPERATIONAL YOUR PLAN COURSE TO SEE THAT YOU WILL NIOT
CONTROL OF A RADAR WOULD YOU CHOOSE IF YOU ENCOUNTER ICEBERGS?
WISH TO ELIMINATE UNWANTED ECHOES? •REFER TO THE MONTHS PILOT CHART
•SEA CLUTTER
13. HOW WOULD YOU ENSURE THAT THE VESSEL IS
5. IN A SPECIAL CASE IN NAVIGATION, WITH ALWAYS IN A SAFE WATER WHEN TRAVELLING
BEARINGS RELATIVE TO THE SHIP'S HEADING, IF YOU THROUGH A BOUYED CHANNEL?
EMPLOY THE METHOD OF DOUBLING THE ANGLE, •NEVER RELY ON A FLOATING AID TO MAINTAIN
HOW COULD YOU FIND THE DISTANCE OFF AT THE VESSEL'S POSITION.
2ND BEARING?
•THE DISTANCE RUN IS MULTIPLY BY 1.0 14. WHEN USING GPS, HOW MANY THEORETICAL
POSITION LINES ARE REQUIRED FOR A THREE-
6. BASE ON WHAT YOU KNOW, WHICH OF THE FOUR DIMENSIONAL FIX THAT TAKES INTO ACCOUNT
ADJUSTABLE ERRORS IN THE SEXTANT CAUSES SIDE ALTITUDE?
ERROR? •4
•HORIZON GLASS NOT BEING PERPENDICULAR TO
THE FRAME 15. HOW WOULD YOU CLASSIFY THE TOTAL AMOUNT
OF TIME WHICH THE CHRONOMETER HAS LAST
7. YOU ARE USING RADAR IN WHICH YOUR OWN SHIP GAINED SINCE THE DATE OF THE GIVEN ERROR?
IS SHOWN AT THE CENTER OF THE PPI SCOPE AND •ACCUMULATED RATE
THE HEADING FLASH ALWAYS POINT TO 359°. WHAT
SEEMS TO BE THE DISPALY SETTING OF YOUR RADAR? 16. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESCRIBE
•RELATIVE MOTION NORTH-UP DISPLAY MARGIN OF SAFETY?
•IT IS A LINE PARALLEL TO THE TRACK WITHIN
8. WHAT CORRECTION WILL YOU APPLY WHEN THE WHICH THE VESSEL WILL ALWAYS BE IN SAFE WATER.
APPARENT ALTITUDE TO THE EQUIVALENT READING
AT THE CENTER OF THE EARTH? 17. HOW WOULD YOU PASS A BUOY SHOWING A
•PARALLAX QUICK WHITE LIGHT AND SHOWS SIX (6) FLASHES
AND THEN ONE LONG FLASHING LIGHT?
•I WOULD PASS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE MARK
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18. HOW WOULD YOU CLASSIFY THE LINE 26. WHAT IS THE ESTIMATED DISTANCE THAT YOU
CONNECTING VERNAL EQUINOX TO AUTUMNAL WILL SIGHT THE LIGHT IF THE VISIBILITY IS 20 MILES
EQUINOX? AND YOUR EYE HEIGHT IS 20FT, GIVEN THAT THE
•IT IS CALLED THE LINE OF EQUINOXES LIGHT LIST SPECIFIES THAT A LIGHT AS A 20-MILE
NOMINAL RANGE AND 52FT HEIGHT?
19. THE ALTITUDE AT LAN MAY BE OBSERVED BY •13.5 NM
STARTING SEVERAL MINUTES IN ADVANCE AND
CONTINUING UNTIL A MAXIMUM ALTITUDE IS BEING 27. THE OBSERVED SEXTANT ALTITUDE OF STAR
REACHED. WHAT CONDITION WHERE IN THIS POLLUX WAS 31° 17.2', INDEX ERROR 1.8' OFF THE
PROCEDURE SHOULD NOT BE USED? ARC, OBSERVER HEIGHT OF EYE IS 15 METERS, WITH
•ON A FAST VESSEL WITH NORTHERLY OR THE FOLLOWING APPARAENT CORRECTION, DIP
SOUTHERLY HEADINGS. 6.8'AND REFRACTION 1.6'. WHAT IS THE TRUE
ALTITUDE OF STAR POLLUX?
20. IF YOU SET YOUR RADAR ON A TRUE MOTION •31° 10.6
DISPLAY, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WILL APPEAR
TO MOVE ACROSS THE PPI SCOPE? 28. WHAT IS THE REASON WHY THE MOON UPPER
•OWN SHIP'S MARKER. LIMB OBSERVATION IS USED MORE OFTEN THAN
THOSE OF SUN WHICH IS OBSERVE IN THE LOWER
21. WHEN YOU ARE STEERING YOUR COURSE ON A LIMB?
PAIR OF RANGE LIGHTS AND FIND THE UPPER LIGHT IS •BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION OF THE MOON IN SKY
ABOVE THE LOWER LIGHT WHAT YOU SHOULD DO AND ITS PHASE.
FOR SAFETY OF NAVIGATION?
•YOU SHOULD CONTINUE ON THE PRESENT COURSE. 29. WHEN DOES TRHE ARPA SWAP TARGETS WHEN
AUTOMATICALLY TRACKING TWO TARGETS?
22. WHAT WOULD BE THE GEOGRAPHIC LONGITUDE •WHEN THE TARGETS PASS CLOSE TOGETHER.
OF A BODY WHOSE GHA IS 215°15'?
•144°45'E 30. WHAT IS THE ANGULAR DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
THE GHA OF THE BODY AND THE LONGITUDE OF THE
23. WHAT IS THE USED OF THE EQUATION OF TIME OBSERVER?
TAKEN FROM THE NAUTICAL ALMANAC FOR THE USE •MERIDIAN ANGLE
IN CELESTIAL NAVIGATION?
•IT IS USED TO DETERMINE TIME OF LOCAL 31. AN OBJECT THAT IS 70FT ABOVE WATER, WHAT
APPARENT NOON. ESTIMATED GEOGRAPHIC VISIBILITY FOR AN
OBSERVER WITH A 65FT EYE HEIGHT IT CAN BE SEEN?
24. THE HEIGHT OF THE OBSERVER EYE IS 14.0 •19.0 NM
METERS; DIP 6.6' AND REFRACTION1.7' : THE
OBSERVED SEXTANT ALTITUDE OF STAR DUBHE WAS 32. WHAT IS THE TERM WHEN THE INTERCEPT OF AN
29° 17.2' . WHAT IS THE TRUE ALTITUDE OF STAR OBSERVED STAR IS PLOTTED ON A NAVIGATIONAL
DUBHE IF THE INDEX ERROR IS 1.8' OFF THE ARC? CHART?
•29° 10.7' •LINE OF POSITION
25. IF YOU ARE APPROACHING A LIGHT FITTED WITH 33. CAN YOU IDENTIFY WHICH OF THE FOUR
A RACON, HOW COULD YOU IDENTIFIED THE LIGHT ADJUSTABLE ERRORS IN THE SEXTANT IS THE
ON THE RADAR? PRINCIPLE CAUSE OF INDEX ERROR?
•A CODED SIGNAL APPERAING ON THE SAME •INDEX MIRROR AND HORIZON GLASS NOT BEING
BEARING AT A GREATER RANGE THAN THE LIGHT. PARALLEL.
34. WHAT APPEAR TO BE YOUR RADAR SETTING IF
YOUR SHIP IS DISPLAYED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PPI
SCOPE, WITH THE HEADING FLASH SET 359 DEGREES?
•RELATIVE MOTION NORTH-UP DISPLAY
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35. WHAT IS MEANT WHEN A PLANETARY 45. FIND THE TRUE ALTITUDE OF STAR DUBHE, IF THE
ABERRATION IS DUE? SEXTANT ALTITUIDE BEING 41 -17.2, INDEX ERROR 1.8'
•IT IS IN PART TO THE BODY'S ORBITAL MOTION OFF THE ARC, DIP CORRECTION 8.1' AND REFRACTION
DURING THE TIME REQUIRED FOR ITS LIGHT TO 1.1'?
REACH EARTH. •41° 09.8'
36. WHEN POSITION INTERSECT TO FORM A 46. GLANCING IN THE SKY AT NIGHT TIME HOW
TRIANGLE, HOW WOULD YOU DETERMINE THE WOULD YOU CLASSIFY THE CONSTELLATION
VESSEL'S POSITION? DENEBOLA?
•THE POSITION IS IN THE GEOMETRIC CENTER OF THE •IT IS FOUND IN THE CONSTELLATION OF LEO
TRIANGLE
47. WHEN MAKING AN OCEAN PASSAGE PLAN WHAT
37. YOUR VESSEL IS EQUIPPED WITH BOTH 10CM AND IS THE USE OF GNOMONIC CHART?
A 3 CM RADAR. IN WHAT FUNCTION DO YOU THINK A •TO PLOT THE GREAT CIRCLE COURSE AND
3 CM RADAR IS A BETTER PROVIDER? WAYPOINTS FOR QUICK REFERENCE.
•RANGE DISCRIMINATION
48. WHAT IS THE ERROR OF A SEXTANT THAT IS NOT
38. IF YOU ARE ON THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE, ADJUSTABLE?
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE SO CALLED POLE STAR? •PRISMATIC ERROR
•POLARIS
49. WHEN WILL A RADAR CONTACT REMAIN
39. HOW MANY FIXED OBJECTS ARE NEEDED TO PLOT STATIONARY ON A RELATIVE MOTION DISPLAY?
A RUNNING FIX? •ON THE SAME COURSE AND SPEED AS YOUR
•ONE VESSEL.
40. HOW WOULD YOU CORRECT YOUR SEXTANT IF 50. WHAT CORRECTION YOU WILL APPLY WHEN THE
YOU HAVE AN EXCESSIVE INDEX ERROR? INDEX ERROR OF THE SEXTANT IS OFF THE ARC?
•ADJUST THE HORIZON GLASS TO MAKE IT •POSITIVE CORRECTION
PERPENDICULAR TO THE SEXTANT FRAME.
51. IN TAKING AN AMPLITUDE, WHAT WILL BE THE
41. IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE IN WHAT LOCATION OF THE OBSERVER WHEN THE SUN'S
CONSTELLATION CAN YOU FIND THE STAR POLARIS? CENTER SHOULD BE OBSERVED ON THE VISIBLE
•URSA MINOR HORIZON?
•IN HIGH LATITUDES.
42. WHAT IS THE INTERSECTION OF A HORIZONTAL
PLANE WITH THE CELESTIAL SPHERE IF THE PLANE 52. WHAT CAUSES THE ERROR OF COLLIMATION
PASSESS THROUGH THE EYES OF THE OBSERVER? WITH REGARDS TO THE FOUR ADJUSTMENTS OF A
•THE INTERSECTION IS THE SENSIBLE HORIZON. MARINE SEXTANT?
•TELESCOPE NOT PARALLEL TO THE FRAME.
43. WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE REASON WHY THE
UPPER LIMB OBSERVATION OF THE MOON ARE 53. WHEN A VESSEL RECEIVES A NOTICE TO
MORE USED FREQUENTLY THAN THOSE OF THE SUN MARINERS, HOW LONG SHOULD THEY BE KEPT
WHICH IS THE LOWER LIMB? BEFORE BEING DISCARDED?
•BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION OF THE MOON IN SKY •TWO YEARS
AND ITS PHASE.
54. IF THE OBSERVED SEXTANT ALTITUDE OF STAR
44. WHAT IS THIS DIAGRAM WHERE THE CELESTIAL ALKAID WAS 31° 22.2', INDEX ERROR 2.0' OFF THE
EQUATOR APPEARS AS A CIRCLE AND CELESTIAL ARC, DIP IS 3.0'AND REFRACTION 1.6', WHAT IS THE
MERIDIANS AND HOUR CIRCLES AS RADIAL LINES? ZENITH DISTANCE OF STAR ALKAID?
•THE TIME DIAGRAM •58° 40.6'
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64. WHEN CAN YOU SAY THAT SUPERIOR
55. WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE MAJOR CHALLENGE CONJUNCTION OCCURS?
WHEN THE NAVIGATOR USE THYE MOON FOR •WHEN THE SUN IS BETWEEN THE EARTH AND A
CELESTIAL SIGHT OBSERVATION? PLANET.
•THE LACK OF WELL DEFINED LIMB AT CERTAIN
POSITION IN THE SKY. 65. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE CONDITION
WHEN THE ZENITH DISTANCE OF THE BODY IS 0
56. WHAT SHOULD YOU CONSIDER WHEN USING A DEGREE?
BUOY TO AID IN FIXING YOUR SHIP POSITION? •THE BODY IS ON THE PRIME VERTICAL
•THE BUOY MAY NOT BE IN THE CHARTED POSITION.
66. IN WHAT CONSTELLATION CAN YOU FOUND
57. HOW WOULD THE SIGNAL APPEAR ON THE PPI FOMALHAUT?
DISPLAY OF A RADAR SCREEN, IF YOU ARA SCANNING •PISCES
A BUOY FITTED WITH A RACON?
•STARTING WITH A DASH AND EXTENDING RADIALLY 67. WHERE DO YOU MEASURE THE AZIMUTH ANGLE
OUTWARD FROM THE TARGET. OF A SUN?
•PRINCIPAL VERTICAL CIRCLE
58. YOU ARE APPROACHING PORT WHEN THE SHIP'S
AGENT SEND YOU EXCERPT OF A NOTICE TO MARINER 68. IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE PRIMARY
CORRECTION AS IT IS CONCERN TO YOUR CAUSED OF MARINE SEXTANT INDEX ERROR?
DESTINATION. HOW WOULD YOU KNOW THAT THE •THE HORIZON GLASS NOT BEING PARALLEL TO THE
CORRECTION IS ALREADY APPLIED IN THE AFFECTED INDEX MIRROR
CHART?
•CHECK AT THE LEFT LOWER CORNER OF THE CHART 69. HOW WOULD YOU CLASSIFY THE SOLVING OF
IF THE PARTICULAR CORRECTION IS RECORDED. TWILIGHT TIME AS A MATTER OF PREPARATION IN
STAR SIGHT MAY IT BE EVENING OR MORNING
59. WHAT DO YOU CALL THE BENDING OF LIGHT WHERE THE SUN IS 10 DEGREES BELOW THE
BEAM AS IT CROSSES OBLIQUELY FROM ONE MEDIUM HORIZON?
INTO ANOTHER OF DIFFERING DENSITY? •OBSERVATIONAL TWILIGHT
•REFRACTION
70. WHAT CORRECTION WOULD YOU WILL APPLY
60. WHAT IS THE PART OF A SEXTANT THAT IS WHEN THE INDEX ERROR OF THE SEXTANT IS ON THE
MOUNTED DIRECTLY OVER THE PIVOT OF THE INDEX ARC?
ARM? •NEGATIVE CORRECTION
•INDEX MIRROR
71. CAN YOU IDENTIFY FROM THE FOLLOWING
61. IF YOU ARE IN A LOW LATITUDES, WHEN WILL THE WHERE A TIME DIAGRAM OF THE CELESTIAL SPHERE
FULL MOON RISE? IS OBSERVED?
•IT WILL ALWAYS RISE AT ABOUT SUNSET •FROM ABOVE OF THE SOUTH CELESTIAL POLE.
62. YOU DEPART FROM LAITUDE 10 DEGREES NORTH 72. WHAT PHENOMENON IS MOST LIKELY TO
AND STEAMS ON COURSE 000° T FOR 1200 NAUTICAL GENERATE A CONTINUOUS TRACE THAT ISN'T FROM
MILES. WHAT IS THE NEW LATITUDE? THE ACTUAL OCEAN BOTTOM WHEN USING A DEPTH
•LAT 30° 00'N FINDER IN THE OPEN OCEAN?
•IT WILL GENERATE ECHOES FROM DEPTH
63. WHERE DOES A NAVIGATOR BASED HIS SCATTERING LAYER.
CALCULATION TO ILLUSTRATE THE ANGLES INVOLVE
AT MERIDIAN TRANSIT? 73. THE IALA MARITIME BOUYAGE SYSTEM WHAT
•PLANE OF THE OBSERVER'S MERIDIAN DOES A RED AND WHITE VERTICALLY-STRIPPED BOUY
SIGNIFIES?
•SAFETY WATER MARK
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74. WHAT CONCLUSIONS CAN YOU DRAW IN THE 83. WHAT IS A CHART POSITION ENCLOSED BY A
PRINCIPLE OF A SEXTANT WHEN A PLANE SURFACE SEMI-CIRCLE?
REFLECTS A LIGHT RAY? •DEAD RECKONING POSITION
•THE ANGLE OF REFLECTION EQUALS THE ANGLE OF
INCIDENCE. 84. HOW COULD YOU DETERMINE A CLOSEST POINT
OF APPROACH (CPA) OF A CONTACT ON A RELATIVE
75. YOU ARE RUNNING PARALLEL TO THE COAST AND MOTION RADAR?
TAKE A RUNNING FIX USING BEARINGS OF THE SAME •AFTER THE CONTACT HAS BEEN MARKED AT LEAST
OBJECT. IF YOU ARE MAKING LESS SPEED THAN USED TWICE.
FOR THE RUNNING FIX, WHAT WILL YOU BE IN
RELATION TO THE POSITION INDICATED BY THE FIX? 85. AT THE TIME OF MERIDIAN PASSAGE THE
•WILL BE CLOSER TO THE COAST NAVIGATOR OBSERVE THE SUN BEARING NORTH.
WHAT IS THE NAVIGATOR LATITUDE, IF THE SUN'S
76. HOW WOULD YOU DETERMINE THE ACTUAL DECLINATION IS 23° N AND THE OBSERVE CORRECTED
WATER DEPTH ON THE FATHOMETER READING? ALTUITUDE IS 72° 39'?
•YOU SHOULD ADD THE DRAFT OF THE VESSEL. •5° 30.0' N
77. WHEN NAVIGATING USING GPS, WHAT IS AN 86. WHEN THE MOON IS AT FIRST QUARTER OR
INDICATOR OF THE GEOMETRY OF THE SATELLITES THIRD QUARTER PHASE, WHAT TYPE OF TIDES WILL
THAT YOUR RECEIVER IS LOCKED ONTO? OCCUR?
•HORIZONTAL DILUTION OF PRECISION •NEAP TIDE
78. HOW WOULD YOU CORRECT AN INDEX ERROR ON 87. WHAT IS THE TRUE ALTITUDE OF STAR POLLUX IF
A MARINE SEXTANT? THE OBSERVED SEXTANT ALTITUDE WAS 31° 17.2' ;
•BY ADJUSTING THE MICROMETER DRUM INDEX ERROR IS 1.8' OFF THE ARC; HEIGHT OF EYE IS
15.0 METERS WITH THE FOLLOWING APPARENT
79. YOU ARE NAVIGATING ON A COURSE OF 343 CORRECTION; DIP 6.8' AND REFRACTION 1.6'?
DEGREES TRUE. A LIGHT BUOY BEARS 8 DEGREES ON •31° 10.6'
THE STARBOARD BOW AT A DISTANCE OF 12.3 MILES.
WHAT COURSE WOULD YOU STEER TO PASS 3 MILES 88. IT IS A BRANCH OF NAVIGATION WHERE SHIPS ARE
ABEAM OF THE LIGHT BUOY LEAVING IT TO THE PILOTED SAFELY AND POSITIONS CAN BE FIXED BY
STARBOARD? OTHER MEANS ESPECIALLY DURING HEAVY WEATHER
•336 DEG. 53 MINS 00 SECS AND VISIBILITY IS ZERO.
•ELECTRONIC NAVIGATION
80. WHAT IS THE LATITUDE OF A PLACE WHERE THE
LENGTH OF THE DAY IS 2/5 THE LENGTH OF THE 89. IN WHICH OF THE FOLLLOWING HEAVENLY BODIES
NIGHT IF THE SUN'S DECLINATION IS 20 DEG. 20 MINS HAS THE SLOWEST RATE OF INCREASE IN HOUR
SOUTH? ANGLE?
•LAT. 39 DEG. 49 MINS 28 SECS N •THE MOON
81. WHAT IS A SMALL CIRCLE OF THE CELESTIAL 90. IN THE CELESTIAL EQUATOR SYSTEM OF
SPHERE PARALLEL TO THE CELESTIAL EQUATOR AND COORDINATES WHAT IS EQUIVALENT TO THE CO-
TRANSCRIBED BY THE DAILY MOTION OF THE BODY? LATITUDE OF THE EARTH SYSTEM OF COORDINATES?
•PARALLEL OF DECLINATION. •POLAR DISTANCE
82. AT WHAT DISTANCE DOES THE GREAT CIRCLE 91. YOU ARE NAVIGATING AT A SPEED OF 10 KNOTS.
TRACK PROVIDE MAXIMUM SAVING? AT 1800H YOU OBSERVE A RADAR CONTACT DEAD
•EASTERLY COURSES IN HIGH LATITUDES AHEAD AT RANGE OF 10 MILES THEN AT 1812H THE
CONTACT IS DEAD AHEAD AT RANGE OF 8 MILES.
WHAT IS THE ESTIMATED SPEED OF THE CONTACT?
•DEAD IN THE WATER.
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92. HOW WOULD YOU DISTINGUISH A MULTIPLE
ECHOES IN THE RADAR SCREEN?
•THIS HAPPEN AND RECOGNIZIBLE WHEN A RADAR
BEAM BOUNCES BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN SHIP
AND A RELATIVELY CLOSE IN TARGET.
93. AT EVENING TWILIGHT, THE FIRST STAR THAT
SHOULD BE OBSERVED ARE THOSE WITH AN
AZIMUTH IN WHAT QUADRANT?
•EASTERN
94. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESCRIBE AS AN
ASSOCIATED NAVIGATIONAL MARK IN THE CHART
WHERE THE COLOR OF WHICH ARE BEING WRITTEN
IN CAPITAL LETTERS?
•THESE ARE CONSPICUOUS AND LARGER COASTAL
MARKS.
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