USCG Exam Practice · Visual piloting — three-bearing fixes, danger bearings
Piloting is best described as navigation conducted primarily by reference to:
- ACelestial bodies and computed altitude intercepts
- BDead reckoning from a known departure point
- CLandmarks, aids to navigation, and soundings✓ correct
- DGPS and electronic chart systems
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. The other options describe celestial, DR, and electronic navigation respectively.
Cited:Bowditch Ch. 1 §103
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