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Navigation A — Coastal — question 32

At 18:00 your vessel is 3 miles south of the YONATHAN ISLAND lighthouse. From this position she must reach, at 22:00, the light vessel NOA, at 32°46.4'N 034°55.1'E. A current in the area sets 090° at 2 knots. Find:

  1. The course over the ground (COG). 111°
  2. The true course (TC). 115°
  3. The vessel's speed through the water (SOW). 8.4 knots

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