How should longitude 119°56.3'W be written when preparing an AMVER report?
Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation
Correct Answer: Option D — 11956W
AMVER standard reporting guidelines require longitude data entry using three digits for degrees and two digits for minutes, rounding fractions of a minute. 119°56.3'W rounds to 56 minutes, formatted correctly as 11956W.
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