Question 1821Navigation General
70% to passYou take a bearing of 313° and 076° of two objects. Which bearing of a third object will give the best fix?
A
255°
B
014°
C
339°
D
133°
AI Explanation
The correct answer is B) 014°. The reason for this is that to obtain the best fix, the three bearings should be as close to 90 degrees apart as possible. The two given bearings are 313° and 076°, which are 237 degrees apart. The bearing that would be 90 degrees from the midpoint of these two bearings would be 014°. The other options are not correct because they do not provide the best 90-degree separation between the three bearings. Option A (255°) and Option D (133°) are too close to the existing bearings, while Option C (339°) is too far away from the optimal 90-degree separation.
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