Question 1807Navigation General70% to pass
You are running parallel to the coast and plotting running fixes using bearings of the same object. You are making more speed than assumed for the running fix. In relation to the position indicated by the fix you will be _______________.
AI Explanation
The correct answer is A) farther from the coast.
When plotting running fixes using bearings of the same object, if you are making more speed than assumed for the running fix, your actual position will be farther from the coast compared to the position indicated by the fix. This is because the fix is calculated based on an assumed speed, but if your actual speed is greater, you will have traveled a greater distance than the fix suggests, placing you farther offshore.
The other options are incorrect because: B) being closer to the coast would contradict the fact that you are making more speed than assumed; C) and D) being on the track line behind or ahead of the fix, respectively, do not accurately reflect the situation where your actual position is farther from the coast than the fix indicates.
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