USCG Exam PracticeThree-bearing fix and cocked-hat triangle
Marine radar provides a direct fix by supplying which two pieces of information about a target?
- A. Speed and course of the target
- ✓ Range and bearing to the targetCorrect
- C. Relative bearing and time of closest approach
- D. True bearing and the target's light characteristic
Why B is correct
Bowditch Ch. 13 §1301 states that range and bearing to a target give a direct fix. These two measurements together define a unique position on the chart without requiring a second simultaneous LOP from a different source.
Cited:Bowditch Ch. 13 §1301