What is the major advantage of a rhumb line track?A.The vessel can steam on a constant heading (disregarding wind，current，etc)B.The rhumb line is the shortest distance between the arrival and departure pointsC.It is easily plotted on a gnomonic chart for comparison with a great circle courseD.It approximates a great circle on east-west courses in high latitudes
What is the major advantage of a rhumb line track?
A.The vessel can steam on a constant heading (disregarding wind，current，etc)
B.The rhumb line is the shortest distance between the arrival and departure points
C.It is easily plotted on a gnomonic chart for comparison with a great circle course
D.It approximates a great circle on east-west courses in high latitudes
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