General Navigation USCG Question #1701 (Set 53)

A vertex of the navigational triangle is NOT located at the __________.

Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation

Correct Answer: Option C — coaltitude

The navigational triangle vertices are located at the elevated pole, the zenith, and the celestial body. Co-altitude defines a side (zenith distance), not a vertex of the astronomical triangle.

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