Question 1375Navigation General

The correct answer is B) closer to the coast. When running a parallel course to the coast and taking a running fix, if you are making less speed than when you took the fix, your actual position will be closer to the coast than the position indicated by the fix. This is because your slower speed will result in less distance traveled between the time of the fix and your current position, so you will be nearer to the coast. The other options are incorrect because A) you would be behind the fix, C) you would be ahead of the fix, and D) you would be farther from the coast, which is the opposite of the correct scenario.