Question 1587Navigation General

The correct answer is B) left, and when the range lights are in line again, steer to keep them in line fine on the starboard bow. When the range lights are not lined up, it indicates that the vessel is off course. In this case, the illustration shows the lights are to the right of the correct alignment. To get the lights back in line, the vessel should alter course to the left. Once the lights are realigned, the vessel should then steer to keep the range lights fine on the starboard bow, meaning they appear just slightly off to the starboard side. The other options are incorrect because they either involve altering course in the wrong direction (right instead of left) or failing to steer to keep the range lights properly aligned once regained.