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Navigation A — Coastal — question 26

At 17:30 two buoys in Haifa Bay, with the characteristics Fl(2)8s and Mo(A) "HAIFA 1", were in transit. A compass bearing of them was 310°. The measured depth was 10 metres at low water. The vessel's compass course is 350°. Find:

  1. The compass error. 5°W
  2. The vessel's position at 17:30. 32°49.8'N 035°02.4'E
  3. The true course. 345°
  4. What will the true bearing of the Akko lighthouse be when it is abeam? 075°

The question is solved on chart 1000. On the site it comes with the relevant sections of the chart.