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En las cartas náuticas del tipo proyección de Mercator, el rumbo verdadero trazado en ellas:On a Mercator chart, a true course plotted on it:

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Correct answer: d) All the answers are correct.

Why it is correct

On Mercator a course is a straight line cutting meridians at a constant angle. Miles are measured on the latitude scale.

Why the others are not

  • a) Also b and c.
  • b) Also a and c.
  • c) Also a and b.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. Mercator: straight course.

Where this question comes from

Try it: Navigation calculations

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