When simultaneous LOPs from multiple objects are not available, the navigator may obtain a position by advancing the first LOP along the DR track to the time of the second observation. This position is called a:

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C. running fix — Bowditch Ch. 7 §702 defines a running fix as a fix obtained when LOPs cannot be taken simultaneously. The first LOP is advanced along the DR track to the time of the second observation. It is inherently less accurate than a simultaneous fix.

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A. fix

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B. danger bearing

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D. doubling-the-angle solution

When simultaneous LOPs from multiple objects are not available, the navigator may obtain a position by advancing the first LOP along the DR track to the time of the second observation. This position is called a:

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