Which error increases over time using a sextant without proper index calibration adjustment at sea?

💡 Explanation

When a sextant's index is improperly calibrated, systematic angular errors accumulate over successive sights taken to determine longitude because sights are combined through time to navigate. Therefore a cumulative longitudinal error results, rather than oscillating latitude, declination offset only, or wave induced errors which are non-systematic.

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