USCG USCG GENNAV
Set 6 • Question #178 of 246
Launch Interactive Practice Room On 5 July 1981, at 1200 zone time, you cross the 180th meridian steaming westward. What is your local time?
A
It is 1200, 4 July.
B
It is 1200, 5 July.
C
It is 1200, 6 July.
✓ Correct Answer
D
It is 2400, 6 July.
USCG NMC Regulatory Explanation
In USCG General Navigation principles (Bowditch, Light Lists, and Coast Pilots), regarding 'On 5 July 1981, at 1200 zone time, you cross the 180th meridian steaming westward. What is your local time', the verified fact is: 'It is 1200, 6 July.'.
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