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Navigation A — Coastal — question 60

At 19:00 your vessel is on a true course (TC) of 040°. Her speed is 7 knots; the wind in the area is southerly and causes 4° of leeway. A true bearing of the lighthouse on YONATHAN ISLAND was 341°. At 20:00 a second true bearing of the same lighthouse was 310°. Find:

  1. The course over the ground (COG). 036°
  2. The vessel's position at 20:00. 32°56.6'N 034°19.5'E

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