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Navigation A — Coastal — question 59

At 17:00 your vessel is close to the buoy with the characteristics Fl(2)8s (the buoy is 0.8 miles from the entrance to Haifa Harbour). From this position she must reach the entrance to Akko harbour (between the two entrance lights) at 18:00. A current is setting 000° at 2 knots in the area. Find:

  1. The course over the ground (COG). 023°
  2. The true course (TC). 035°
  3. The vessel's speed through the water (SOW). 3.7 knots

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