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A light presenting different characters (usually different colours) over various parts of the horizon of interest to marine navigation. (Fig.45)
A sector light is a fixed Marine Aid to Navigation that displays a light of different colours and/or rhythms over designated arcs. The colour of the light provides directional information to the mariner.


Reference: N.L.
(Originate: R1001)


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A sector light is a fixed Marine Aid to Navigation that displays a light of different colours and/or rhythms over designated arcs. The colour of the light provides directional information to the mariner.

(Originate: R1001)




Please note that this is the term as it stands in the original IALA Dictionary edition (1970-1989)