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
- Blandmarks, aids to navigation, and soundings✓ correct
- Cdead reckoning from a known departure point
- DGPS and electronic chart systems exclusively
Why B is correct
Bowditch Ch. 1 §103 defines piloting as navigation by reference to landmarks, aids to navigation, and soundings. It is the primary method in confined waters where dead reckoning alone is insufficient.
Cited:Bowditch Ch. 1 §103
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