Which item is included in navigation information that can be passed?

• A. Radio beacon frequencies
• B. Charted depth of water
• C. Latitude and longitude of charted objects
• D. Magnetic or true bearings between charted objects

Answer: (C)

Sharing precise position data about charted objects is the most actionable way to convey navigation information. Latitude and longitude give an exact, universally understood reference for where hazards, aids to navigation, or other charted features sit, so another mariner can plot their own position relative to those objects, plan a safe course, and coordinate movements quickly.

Radio beacon frequencies tell you which channels to monitor, but not where things are. Charted depth of water provides depth information, not fixed locations to reference. Bearings between charted objects describe directions from one feature to another, but without the coordinates those directions alone don’t establish a universal reference for plotting positions.