What is NOT true concerning color sectors of lights?
Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation
Correct Answer: Option D — Color sectors are expressed in degrees from the light toward the vessel.
Bowditch clarifies that color sectors of lights are always expressed in degrees from the light toward the vessel (true bearings). Stating them from the vessel toward the light is incorrect, as the sector boundaries are fixed geographical bearings centered on the light source itself for navigational plotting.
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