USCG Exam PracticeDanger bearings and danger circles
Between consecutive fixes, a navigator uses a danger bearing to a lighthouse to stay clear of a reef. This technique is described in Bowditch as a supplement to which primary piloting method?
- A. The running fix
- B. The doubling-the-angle technique
- ✓ Visual piloting by bearings and ranges to charted landmarksCorrect
- D. Dead reckoning from the last known position
Why C is correct
Bowditch Ch. 7 §707 states that danger bearings and clearing lines supplement the fix to keep the vessel off charted hazards between fixes, within the context of visual piloting by bearings and ranges to charted landmarks and aids to navigation.
Cited:Bowditch Ch. 7 §707