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Period, Elevation, Range, Disposition


  NOS    National Ocean Service (US)
  NIMA    National Imagery and Mapping Agency (US)
  IHO    International Hydrographic Organization

NOS NIMA
IHO/Foreign NIMA Charts
  Period
    90s   Period in seconds     90s

  Elevation
    12m     36ft   Elevation of light, given in meters or feet       12m

  Range   (Note: Charted ranges are nominal ranges given in Nautical miles)
    15M   Light with single range     15M
    10M     15/10M   Light with two different ranges
  (NOS: only lesser of two ranges is charted)  
    15/10M
    7M     15-7M   Light with three or more ranges
  (NOS: only least of three ranges is charted)  
    15/10M

  Disposition

    (hor)   horizontally disposed     (hor)

    (vert)   vertically disposed     (vert)