General Navigation USCG Question #1690 (Set 53)

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 B — 177°

Adding the relative bearing of 180 degrees to the ship's true course of 357 degrees results in 537 degrees. Subtracting 360 degrees yields a true bearing of 177 degrees to the lighthouse.

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