Chart Navigation & Plotting · Plotting Conventions — Symbols

On a chart plot, a position determined from two or more simultaneous lines of position is marked with:

Explanation

A fix is shown by a dot encircled (or a small circle) with the time. A dead-reckoning position uses a semicircle, and an estimated position uses a square. Standardized symbols make the type and reliability of each position immediately clear.

Authority: Bowditch (Pub. No. 9), Plotting Symbols

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