USCG Exam PracticeRunning fix from a single object
A navigator advances the first LOP along the DR track to obtain a running fix. The DR track used for advancing the LOP should reflect:
- ✓ Course steered and distance run through the water only, ignoring current and leewayCorrect
- B. Course made good over the ground, corrected for set and drift
- C. The estimated position vector including current set and drift
- D. The reciprocal of the course to the charted object
Why A is correct
Bowditch Ch. 8 §801 defines the DR plot as projecting position using only course steered and distance run through the water, ignoring current and leeway. The first LOP is advanced along this DR track per Bowditch Ch. 7 §702 and §708.