USCG Exam PracticePlot true course and distance between two charted points
A navigator needs to identify the meaning of an unfamiliar symbol encountered on a US nautical chart. Which publication is the authoritative reference for that purpose?
- A. The Light List
- ✓ Chart No. 1Correct
- C. The Coast Pilot
- D. Bowditch Volume II
Why B is correct
Chart No. 1 — 'Symbols, Abbreviations and Terms used on Paper and Electronic Navigational Charts' — is the authoritative key to every symbol and abbreviation on a US nautical chart, including aids to navigation, bottom characteristics, depth contours, and hazards. (Bowditch Ch. 4 §404)
Cited:Bowditch Ch. 4 §404