USCG Exam Practice · Visual piloting — three-bearing fixes, danger bearings
Piloting is the primary method of navigation used in confined waters primarily because it relies on which of the following?
- ACelestial observations and computed altitude
- BDead reckoning from a known departure point
- CReference to landmarks, aids to navigation, and soundings✓ correct
- DElectronic positioning systems as the sole reference
Why C is correct
Bowditch Ch. 1 §103 defines piloting as navigation by reference to landmarks, aids to navigation, and soundings, and identifies it as the primary method in confined waters where DR alone is insufficient and electronic positioning may be obstructed.
Cited:Bowditch Ch. 1 §103
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