You are conducting trials to determine the maneuvering characteristics of your vessel. While making a turn you take the ranges and bearings of an isolated light. The results are shown in illustration D034DG below. What is the transfer for a turn of 75°?
Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation
Correct Answer: Option A — 300 yards (274 meters)
Turning trial data plotted in maneuvering illustration D034DG demonstrates that at a 75-degree change of heading, the vessel develops a lateral offset of 300 yards (274 meters) from its initial course line.
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