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El ángulo medido entre el Norte verdadero y la línea proa-popa del buque se denomina:The angle measured between true north and the ship’s fore-and-aft line is called:

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Correct answer: d) True course.

Why it is correct

True course is the angle from true north to the bow. Measured from magnetic or compass north, it is a different course.

Why the others are not

  • a) It starts from magnetic north.
  • b) It starts from compass north.
  • c) It is an angle between norths.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. True north: true course.

Where this question comes from

Try it: Navigation calculations

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