Its accuracy is dependant upon a reliable course being steered during the interval between the bearings, an accurate log reading or distance run, and the angle being sufficiently large between bearings.
Ubungqingqwa okanye ukuthi ngqo kwayo kuxhomekeke kwisenzeko ezilungileyo esiqhutywa ngexesha lekhefa phakathi kweziqhagamsheli, ukufundwa okuthe ngqo okanye ukubaleka kumgama, kwaye imbombo inkulu kangangoko phakathi kweziqhagamsheli.