Definition
When two charted objects appear one directly behind the other, the observer lies on the line joining them, extended seaward. A transit is the most accurate line of position available and needs no instrument, so it is used to check compass error, to hold a track, to mark the edge of a danger and to detect a dragging anchor. Sensitivity improves as the separation between the two marks grows relative to the observer's distance off.
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