USCG Exam PracticePlot true course and distance between two charted points
What is the authoritative reference for decoding symbols and abbreviations found on a US nautical chart?
- A. The Light List
- ✓ Chart No. 1Correct
- C. The Coast Pilot
- D. Bowditch Volume II
Why B is correct
Chart No. 1, titled 'Symbols, Abbreviations and Terms used on Paper and Electronic Navigational Charts,' is the authoritative key to every symbol and abbreviation on a nautical chart, including aids to navigation, bottom characteristics, depth contours, and hazards. Bowditch Ch. 4 §404 identifies it as such.
Cited:Bowditch Ch. 4 §404