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USCG Exam PracticePlot true course and distance between two charted points

On a Mercator chart, latitude is read from which scales, and longitude from which scales?

  1. A. Latitude from the top and bottom scales; longitude from the side scales
  2. Latitude from the side (left and right) scales; longitude from the top and bottom scalesCorrect
  3. C. Both latitude and longitude from the side scales, differentiated by degree markings
  4. D. Latitude from the bottom scale only; longitude from the left scale only

Why B is correct

On a Mercator chart, latitude is read from the side (left and right) scales and longitude from the top and bottom scales. Position is always stated latitude first.

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