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Para obtener ángulos horizontales de puntos de la costa con el sextante, a la lectura hay que aplicarle:To get horizontal angles between points on the coast with the sextant, the reading needs:
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Correct answer: a) The index correction with its sign.
Why it is correct
For a horizontal angle only the instrument error counts.
Why the others are not
- b) That is for altitudes.
- c) That is for altitudes.
- d) That is for celestial bodies.
How to work it out in the exam
- Horizontal: index only.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2022 · Convocatoria de diciembre · CY Test 1 · question 3 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2022 · Convocatoria de diciembre · CY Test 2 · question 6 Official paper · Official answer key
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