General Navigation USCG Question #1552 (Set 49)

The GP of a body for a high altitude sight is determined from the Greenwich hour angle and the __________.

Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation

Correct Answer: Option A — declination

Per high-altitude sight reduction methods in Bowditch and Pub 249, a body's Geographic Position (GP) has a latitude numerically equal to its declination and a longitude defined by its Greenwich Hour Angle (GHA).

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