General Navigation USCG Question #2181 (Set 67)

You take a bearing of 086° of a lighthouse. What bearing of another object would give the best fix?

Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation

Correct Answer: Option A — 000°

To obtain the strongest visual fix, intersecting lines of position should cross at an angle as close to 90 degrees as possible. Given a bearing of 086°, a perpendicular bearing around 000° provides the ideal geometric cut for accuracy.

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