RZ> Right, but i didn't worry about this, since having always a chart RZ> 
onboard
 AH>        I'm in Canada's west coast (Vancouver) where reduced visability
 AH> happens often.  Because of this it's important for me to be able to
 AH> identify markers by their light sequence whenever possible.  Especially
Is Canada making noises about discontinuing publication of paper charts as 
the US is doing?  There's talk of needing a navigational computer to find 
references even on small craft.  
 AH> only markers I can think of that have a specific sequence to define 
heir
 AH> usage and location without the need for a chart are the cardinal markers
 AH> and the fairway bouy.  Although I think lighthouses usually have an
 AH> isophase or occulting light.
"Coven rituals ahead".    
You mean occluded light?  
By traditional design such lights were actually continuous, but had a 
revolving unit with alternate lenses, and possible color or blackout 
segments.  
RZ> like to have everything ensured. So you have to 
RZ> have a licence to sail,
RZ> and to get it you need tons of paper to know. One of the first for
The state of CT is in the midst of a 5 year phase in of boat operator 
licenses.  They claim it's to help control drinking and accidents, though it 
appears to have a lot to do with raising revenue.  
 AH>         Ha,ha,ha,  they are country specific (far as I know) to the U.S.
 AH> White with red top means "safe water to the South West, and white with
 AH> green or black top means, "safe water to the North East"
Those sound not just country specific, but regional.  You don't find them 
around the Northeast that I've seen.  
Hmmm....  Are they listed in Chapmans?  
Do you think that our Feds will remove the intentional errors from GPS any 
time soon, so that its local repeatability finding coastal references won't 
be so much lower than LORAN previously set way points?  
Terry
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