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Navigation A — Coastal — question 46

At 21:00 the vessel's position was 32°05'N 034°31.5'E. A compass bearing of Jaffa light was 095°. From the 21:00 position the vessel steers a compass course of 020°. At 22:15 the ARIK Island lighthouse was abeam to starboard. Find:

  1. The compass error. 3°E
  2. The true course. 023°
  3. The true bearing of the ARIK Island lighthouse at the moment it was abeam. 113°
  4. The vessel's speed. 7.7 knots

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