Question 1395Navigation General
70% to passYou take a bearing of 086° of a lighthouse. What bearing of another object would give the best fix?
A
000°
B
066°
C
112°
D
271°
AI Explanation
The correct answer is A) 000°. To get the best fix, the second bearing should be perpendicular to the first bearing of 086°. This is because taking two bearings that intersect at a near-right angle (90 degrees) provides the most accurate position fix. The bearing that is perpendicular to 086° is 000°, which corresponds to the correct answer. The other options are incorrect because they do not provide a perpendicular or near-right angle intersection with the initial 086° bearing, which would result in a less accurate position fix.
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