USCG Exam PracticeThree-bearing fix and cocked-hat triangle
When a three-bearing fix produces a cocked hat that lies near a charted hazard, where is the vessel's position assumed to be for navigational safety?
- A. At the centre of the cocked hat triangle
- B. At the corner of the triangle farthest from the hazard
- ✓ At the corner of the triangle nearest the hazardCorrect
- D. At the midpoint of the triangle side closest to the hazard
Why C is correct
Bowditch Ch. 7 §705 specifies that when the cocked hat lies near a hazard, the corner nearest the danger is assumed for safety, placing the vessel in the worst-case position relative to the hazard.
Cited:Bowditch Ch. 7 §705