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Navigation A — Coastal — question 72

At 06:00 the vessel's position by GPS was 32°47.3'N 034°52.9'E. A compass bearing of the light vessel NOA was 111°. From the 06:00 position the vessel steers a compass course of 030°. At 06:45 the buoy with the characteristics Fl(4)Y.20s was abeam. Find:

  1. The compass error. 5°E
  2. The true course. 035°
  3. The true bearing of the buoy at the moment it was abeam. 125°
  4. The vessel's speed. 5.6 knots

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