Question 146Navigation General

The correct answer is A) the Coast Pilot. The Coast Pilot is a series of nautical books published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that provide information on coastal navigation, including details on marine life that may be encountered. As northern right whales are a coastal marine species, information on their identification, behavior, and distribution would be included in the relevant volume of the Coast Pilot. The other options are incorrect because they do not contain the type of information on marine wildlife that would be found in the Coast Pilot. The Ship's Medicine Chest (B) focuses on medical guidance, HO 229 (C) is a nautical chart, and the Nautical Almanac (D) provides astronomical data, none of which would include details on northern right whales.