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Si le tomamos un azimut con el compás o aguja magnética a la estrella Polar (supuesta en el polo), este azimut será:If we take an azimuth of Polaris (assumed at the pole) with the magnetic compass, it is:

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Correct answer: d) A compass azimuth.

Why it is correct

What the compass reads is a compass azimuth. Polaris’s true azimuth is 0º.

Why the others are not

  • a) Not that.
  • b) From the bow.
  • c) That is 0º.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. By compass: compass azimuth.

Where this question comes from

Try it: Navigation instruments

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