Question 1825Navigation General

The correct answer is B) 102°. The best fix is obtained when the intersecting lines of bearing are as close to 90 degrees apart as possible. In this case, the bearing of 043° and 169° are approximately 126 degrees apart. To get as close to 90 degrees as possible, the third bearing should be at 102°, which is 90 degrees from the average of the first two bearings (043° and 169°). The other options are not correct because A) 144° is too far from the optimal 90-degree separation, C) 356° is the opposite of the first bearing (043°), and D) 201° is not the optimal angle for the third bearing.