Question 1839Navigation General

The correct answer is D) 000°. The relative bearing of an object sighted dead ahead is 000°, as it is directly in front of the observer's vessel. The relative bearing is measured clockwise from the ship's heading, and an object directly ahead has a relative bearing of 000°. The other answer choices are incorrect because: A) 180° would be the bearing of an object directly astern, B) 090° would be the bearing of an object off the starboard beam, and C) 015° would be the bearing of an object slightly off the starboard bow, but not dead ahead.