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Closed areas and hazards — Navigation A — Coastal, Mashit 30

Firing and closed areas, port limits, reefs and keeping clear — and the tack order that stays outside them. 19 questions need it — 19 sub-questions in all.

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Chart knowledge

  1. Question 4 — Outside the western breakwater of Hadera harbour are the two depth contours nearest the breakwater, whose depths are not (part b)
  2. Question 6 — On the western side of Rosh Hakarmel (Haifa) there is an area enclosed by a green dashed boundary, with M.N.R. written b (part a)
  3. Question 10 — Which chart do you need for more detail of the sailing area between Hadera and Palmahim? Give its catalogue number. (part c)

Running fix

  1. Question 35 — At 12:00 a true bearing of the north cardinal buoy of the fish farm north-west of Ashdod harbour was 185°. Your vessel's (part b)

Planning a route in several courses

  1. Question 43 — At 08:05 your vessel's position by GPS is 32°40'N 034°20'E. She must reach Tel Aviv Marina. Her speed is 6 knots. The pa (part a)
  2. Question 44 — Your vessel leaves Herzliya Marina at 13:00 and must sail to Ashdod Marina. Plan the passage in three courses, without e (part a)
  3. Question 62 — Your vessel leaves Ashkelon Marina at 10:00 and must sail to the entrance of Ashdod Marina. Plan the passage by the shor (part a)
  4. Question 66 — At 14:00 your vessel is 10 miles west of the Herzliya Marina light. From this position she must sail to the pilot boardi (part a)

Current

  1. Question 22 — At 08:30 your vessel is at 32°27.8'N 034°50.6'E. She must reach the north-west corner of the Hadera harbour limits at 09 (part a)
  2. Question 27 — At 09:30 your vessel is at the north-west corner of closed area No. 30 (near Atlit). True course (TC) 000°, speed throug (part a)
  3. Question 49 — At 16:00 your vessel is 0.5 miles west of the light vessel NOA (Fl.G3s), which lies south of Rosh Hakarmel. The vessel m (part a)

Beating in tacks

  1. Question 18 — Your vessel is a sailing yacht, and at 16:00 she is at 32°20'N 034°20'E. The wind in the area is due east and causes 5° (part c)
  2. Question 19 — At 08:00 your vessel is under sail alone, at 32°20'N 034°20'E. The wind is easterly and causes 5° of leeway. The vessel' (part d)
  3. Question 25 — At 15:30 your vessel is at 31°57'N 034°20'E. From this position she must reach the entrance of Ashdod harbour under sail (part c)
  4. Question 29 — At 11:55 your vessel is at the pilot boarding place of the Ashkelon oil terminal. She must reach the Ashdod harbour pilo (part c)
  5. Question 31 — Your vessel is a sailing yacht, and at 08:00 she is at the entrance of Herzliya Marina. She must reach the Mikhmoret anc (part c)
  6. Question 50 — At 07:00 your vessel is at 32°00'N 034°20'E. She must reach Jaffa Marina by the shortest route, in two tacks only. The w (part d)
  7. Question 65 — Your vessel is a sailing yacht and is at the entrance to Kishon Harbour at 10:00. The wind in the area is from 340° and (part c)
  8. Question 70 — At 05:30 your vessel, a sailing yacht, is at 32°15'N 034°05'E. The wind in the area is easterly, from due east, and caus (part c)

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