USCG Exam Practice · Running fix from a single object
A fix is most accurately defined as:
- AA single bearing advanced along the DR track to a later time
- BThe intersection of two or more LOPs taken simultaneously✓ correct
- CThe intersection of a bearing LOP and the DR track at any time
- DA position obtained by advancing the first LOP to the time of the second observation
Why B is correct
Bowditch Ch. 7 §701 defines a fix as the intersection of two or more LOPs taken simultaneously. Advancing a single LOP produces a running fix, not a fix. Bowditch Ch. 7 §701.
Cited:Bowditch Ch. 7 §701
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