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Recognition decks

Spaced-repetition flashcards for lights, shapes, sound and distress signals, Morse and IALA buoyage.

Independent preparatory study aligned to the MCA OOW (Yachts <3000 GT) oral examination syllabus. Not an MCA-approved course and confers no credit toward a Certificate of Competency.

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Decks
6
Cards
177

Navigation lights

78 cards

Recognise any vessel by her lights — night views from every informative aspect, straight from Rules 21–30.

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Day shapes

9 cards

The shape-carrying statuses — balls, cones, cylinders and diamonds from Rules 24–30.

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Sound signals

20 cards

Manoeuvring, warning and restricted-visibility signals — Rules 34–37, patterns rendered as blast notation.

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Distress signals

16 cards

Annex IV, item by item and verbatim — the current text including DSC and EPIRB alerts.

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Morse code

36 cards

A–Z and 0–9 per the ITU-R M.1677 international Morse alphabet. Runs pattern→character; reversible in the player.

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IALA buoyage

18 cards

The IALA Maritime Buoyage System — laterals in both regions, preferred channels, cardinals, and the rest of the family. Original teaching content; system facts verified against IALA/NGA/Trinity House guidance.

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