GMA Master Mariner CoC Practice Questions - Ghana Maritime Authority Certificate Of Competency - Master Mariner Exam

When planning a Great Circle track, what is the significance of the 'vertex'?

It is the point where the track crosses the equator at right angles. It is the point of maximum latitude reached by the Great Circle track, where the course is exactly 090° or 270°. It is the point of intersection between the Great Circle track and the rhumb line track. It is the position on the track where the ship is closest to the nearest navigational hazard.

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It is the point of maximum latitude reached by the Great Circle track, where the course is exactly 090° or 270°.

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