USCG Exam Practice · Visual piloting — three-bearing fixes, danger bearings
Piloting is best described as navigation conducted by reference to:
- ACelestial bodies and computed altitude intercepts
- BDead reckoning track advanced from the last known position
- CLandmarks, 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.
Cited:Bowditch Ch. 1 §103
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