How should longitude 116°54.9'E be written when preparing an AMVER report?
Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation
Correct Answer: Option B — 11655E
Automated Mutual-Assistance Vessel Rescue system protocols require longitudes to be formatted as a three-digit degree field followed by two-digit minutes rounded to the nearest integer and the cardinal letter. 116°54.9'E thus translates precisely to 11655E.
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