🔍 Key Concepts

• AMVER position format in messages (degrees and minutes, no punctuation) • How minutes of latitude are rounded or truncated for reporting • Difference between degrees only vs degrees and tenths of a degree vs degrees and minutes

💭 Think About

• How many digits are normally used for latitude in AMVER position groups, and in what order do they appear? • What should you do with the minutes value 48.7' — convert it to tenths of a degree, or keep it as minutes when forming the numeric group? • Which option best represents 51 degrees and about 49 minutes South, without adding symbols or punctuation?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify how many digits for latitude AMVER typically requires (e.g., 4-digit vs 2- or 3-digit formats). • Check whether minutes are kept as two digits (00–59) or converted to a decimal of a degree. • Confirm that the hemisphere indicator (N/S) appears as a single letter after the latitude digits.