USCG Exam Practice · Visual piloting — three-bearing fixes, danger bearings
A fix is best described as which of the following?
- AA single bearing to a charted object taken at a known time
- BThe intersection of two or more lines of position taken simultaneously✓ correct
- CA DR position advanced along the planned track
- DA position derived from a single radar range
Why B is correct
A fix is the intersection of two or more LOPs taken simultaneously. A single bearing produces only one LOP, not a fix. Bowditch Ch. 7 §701.
Cited:Bowditch Ch. 7 §701
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