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Navigation A — Coastal — question 64

At 22:30 your vessel is at 32°40'N 034°20'E. True course (TC) 000°, speed through the water (SOW) 4 knots. At 03:00 the next day a true bearing of the YONATHAN ISLAND lighthouse was 280°, and its measured range was 7 miles. Find:

  1. The set and drift of the current during the passage. 335°, 1.1 knots
  2. The course over the ground (COG). 355°
  3. The speed over the ground (SOG). 5 knots

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