While steering a course of 150°T, you wish to observe a body for a latitude check. What would the azimuth have to be?
Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation
Correct Answer: Option D — 000°T
Per Bowditch celestial navigation, latitude is most accurately checked by observing celestial bodies on the meridian (azimuth 000° or 180°T), where altitude equals co-latitude plus or minus declination.
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