Using the points system, how should a lookout report a light seen in a direction half way between right ahead and the port beam?
The lookout should state "Ship observed 45 degrees to port"
The lookout should state "Ship seen to port"
The lookout should state "Light 4 points to port"
The lookout should state "Light on the port bow"
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The correct answer is "Light 4 points to port."
To answer this question, we need to understand the points system used to describe the direction of an object seen from a ship.
The points system divides 360 degrees into 32 points, where each point represents 11.25 degrees (360 degrees divided by 32 points). The points start from "right ahead" and increase clockwise around the ship.
In this case, the lookout is reporting a light seen in a direction halfway between "right ahead" and the "port beam".
To determine the direction halfway between two points, we can add the value of each point and divide it by 2.
The value for "right ahead" is 0 points, and the value for "port beam" is 8 points. So, (0 + 8)/2 = 4.
Therefore, the lookout should report "Light 4 points to port" to accurately describe the direction of the light seen.
The correct answer is: "The lookout should state 'Light 4 points to port'."
In the points system used in navigation, a ship is divided into 32 points in a circle. Each point represents an angle of 11.25 degrees.
In this case, the direction halfway between "right ahead" (0 degrees) and "port beam" (90 degrees) would be 45 degrees to port. This corresponds to 4 points on the port side of the ship.