Navigation Problems USCG Question #982 (Set 29)

You are steaming on a course of 071°T at 19 knots. At 1907 you observe a lighthouse bearing 122°T. At 1915 the lighthouse bears 154°T. What is your distance off at the second bearing?

Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation

Correct Answer: Option B — 3.7 miles

Applying standard Bowditch relative bearing calculations for a running fix, the run based on speed and time yields a distance off of 3.7 miles at the second bearing.

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