General Navigation USCG Question #2172 (Set 66)

You are on course 030°T. The relative bearing of a lighthouse is 45°. What is the true bearing?

Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation

Correct Answer: Option D — 075°

Applying the relationship True Bearing equals True Course plus Relative Bearing (TB = TC + RB), sum the course of 030°T and relative bearing of 45°. The sum is 075°T, which represents the exact true bearing to the lighthouse.

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