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Navigation A — Coastal — question 51

At 12:00 your vessel is at 32°50'N 034°50'E. From this position you must sail to Akko anchorage (between the two entrance lights), arriving at 15:00. The passage is to be made in two courses only, and the course is to be altered when the south cardinal buoy at FROGS ISLAND is abeam to port at a range of 1 mile. Find:

  1. The two true courses. 076°, 055°
  2. The true bearing of the buoy at the moment of the course alteration. 346°
  3. What must the speed be to reach Akko anchorage on time? 4.4 knots

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