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Navigation A — Coastal — question 57

At 21:00 your vessel is at 32°28'N 034°51'E. True course (TC) 015°, speed through the water (SOW) 3 knots. At 21:20 a true bearing of the western light at the entrance to Hadera harbour (flashing green) was 125°, and its measured range was 1 mile. Find:

  1. The set of the current. 088°
  2. The drift of the current. 1.2 knots
  3. The course over the ground (COG). 035°
  4. The speed over the ground (SOG). 3.6 knots

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