At 0400, you obtain the following...

Question 1 / 2707066636eea28f7522a1c51a802

Question 1 of 2707066636eea28f7522a1c51a802

At 0400, you obtain the following information: Sand Shoal Inlet South Light bearing 303° true at 7.1nm What is your 0400 position?

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Question 1 of 27070

At 0400, you obtain the following information: Sand Shoal Inlet South Light bearing 303° true at 7.1nm What is your 0400 position?

🔍 Key Concepts

• Radar or visual bearing and distance to a fixed aid to navigation on a chart • How to plot a single range and bearing to find a position • Reading latitude and longitude values precisely from a chart grid

💭 Think About

• On the chart, how do you draw a line that represents a true bearing of 303° from the light toward your vessel? Which side of the light will the line fall on? • How do you mark off exactly 7.1 nautical miles from the light along that bearing line, and then read the latitude and longitude at that point? • Once you have a plotted point, how can you compare its latitude and longitude carefully (to the tenth of a minute) with each answer choice to eliminate close but incorrect options?

✅ Before You Answer

• Confirm you are using true bearing, not magnetic or relative, and measuring it correctly from the aid to navigation symbol • Verify the distance scale you use (latitude scale or chart’s mileage scale) really corresponds to nautical miles near that latitude • Double‑check the minutes and tenths of minutes for both latitude and longitude when matching your plotted point to the answer choices

Question 1 of 27070

At 0400, you obtain the following information: Sand Shoal Inlet South Light bearing 303° true at 7.1nm What is your 0400 position?

LAT 37°14.2'N, LONG 75°40.7'W

LAT 37°14.0'N, LONG 75°40.7'W

LAT 37°14.1'N, LONG 75°41.3'W

LAT 37°14.1'N, LONG 75°40.5'W

Question 1 / 2707066636eea28f7522a1c51a802

Question 1 of 2707066636eea28f7522a1c51a802

At 0400, you obtain the following information: Sand Shoal Inlet South Light bearing 303° true at 7.1nm What is your 0400 position?

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Question 1 of 27070

At 0400, you obtain the following information: Sand Shoal Inlet South Light bearing 303° true at 7.1nm What is your 0400 position?