General Navigation USCG Question #1829 (Set 57)

A radar range to a small, charted object such as a light will provide a line of position in which form?

Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation

Correct Answer: Option D — Arc

Radar measures the direct radial distance from the antenna to a target. Per Bowditch, a single radar range plotted on a chart forms an arc centered on the radar target, representing all possible points at that specific measured distance.

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