Maynard G. Krebbs wrote:


Using one of these pairs of bearings will give you distance off when
the object is abeam. Combine the distance off with a bearing when
it's abeam and you have a FIX, do you not? Better than a running fix.
Isn't it?
Sorry but I'm new at this coastal navigation stuff.
Mark E. Williams

The problem with these cases is that set and drift become a factor and
you need a reliable source/ estimate, for speed.
Best bet, is still, multiple bearings on a number of charted points, at
a particular time or point.
All of these methods are tools you can use for verification of other
methods and to narrow the errors which can arise.

otn