USCG Exam PracticeDanger bearings and danger circles
When constructing a danger bearing on a chart, the line is drawn from the charted reference object to:
- A. The vessel's DR position at the time of the observation
- ✓ The tangent to the edge of the hazard, or to a danger circle scribed at a safe distance around itCorrect
- C. The centre of the hazard
- D. The nearest aid to navigation seaward of the hazard
Why B is correct
Bowditch Ch. 7 §706 states the line is drawn from the charted object tangent to the edge of the hazard or to a danger circle scribed at a safe distance around it. Drawing to the centre of the hazard would place the line through the danger itself, not clear of it.
Cited:Bowditch Ch. 7 §706