You are on course 357°T and take a relative bearing of a lighthouse of 180°. What is the true bearing to the lighthouse?
Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation
Correct Answer: Option A — 177°
True bearing is calculated by adding the relative bearing to the true course (True Bearing = True Course + Relative Bearing). For course 357¼irc and relative bearing 180¼irc, the sum is 537¼irc. Subtracting 360¼irc yields a true bearing of 177¼irc.
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