General Navigation USCG Question #1908 (Set 59)

You are on course 138°T. To check the latitude of your vessel you should observe a celestial body on which bearing?

Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation

Correct Answer: Option C — 000°

Latitude is determined by observing celestial bodies crossing the celestial meridian at upper or lower transit, which bear true North (000°) or South (180°) from the observer.

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