A position plotted from a range and bearing to a light is known as what?

A position plotted from a range and bearing to a light is known as what?

• A. Position
• B. Plot
• C. Fix
• D. Bearing

Answer: (C)

The position is determined from a known object by using a measured distance and direction to that object, which pins your exact spot on the chart. When you have the range to a light and the bearing to that same light, you can plot that point directly on the chart, and that determined point is called a fix. A fix is the actual location you’ve established from measurements, whereas a position is just any location, not necessarily derived from aids; plotting is the act of drawing on the chart; a bearing is simply the direction from you to the light (or from the light to you), not the location itself.

The position is determined from a known object by using a measured distance and direction to that object, which pins your exact spot on the chart. When you have the range to a light and the bearing to that same light, you can plot that point directly on the chart, and that determined point is called a fix. A fix is the actual location you’ve established from measurements, whereas a position is just any location, not necessarily derived from aids; plotting is the act of drawing on the chart; a bearing is simply the direction from you to the light (or from the light to you), not the location itself.