1. You are steering 287T, and a light is picked up dead ahead at a distance of 19.4 miles at 0419.

You change course to pass the light 4 miles off abeam to starboard. If you are making 13 knots, what is your ETA at the position 4 miles off the light? A. 0541 B. 0544 C. 0547 D. 0550

 1. Solution:
B
Co. 287 Spd. 13 K 0419 Hrs.

C b b b b b

Dist = Speed x Time Time = Dist / Speed Time = 18.98 / 13 = c - a Time = 1.46 Hrs = 19.4 - 4 Time 1= 0419 Hrs. = 376.36 - 16 Time 2= 0128 Hrs + = 360.36 ETA = 0547 Hrs. = 18.98 nm

 2. You are steering 115T, and a light is picked up dead ahead at a distance of 16.7 miles at 0522. You change course to pass the light 3.5 miles off abeam to port. If you are making 12 knots, what is your ETA at the position 3.5 miles off the light? A. 0644 B. 0647 C. 0650 D. 0653

 2. Solution:
Co. 115 Spd. 12 K

A
0522 Hrs.

B
3.5 nm

b b b b b

= c - b = 16.7 - 3.5 = 278.89 12.25 = 266.64 = 16.33 nm

C
Find: ETA 3.5 nm Abeam of LTHO

Dist = Speed x Time Time = Dist / Speed Time = 16.33 / 12 Time = 1.36 Hrs. Time 1 = 0522 Hrs. Time 2 = 0122 Hrs + ETA = 0644 Hrs.

 3. You are underway on course 163 T at a speed of 15.8 knots. You sight a buoy bearing 161 T at a radar range of 5.5 miles at 1319. If you change course at 1325, What is the course to steer to leave the buoy abeam to starboard at 1.0 mile? A. 145 T B. 148 T C. 151 T D. 171 T

 3. Solution:
1319 Hrs. 1325 Hrs. Find: Course to Steer

3. Solution: Sin = Opp / Hyp. Time 1 = 1319 = 1.0 / 3.92 = 0.25510 inv Sin Time 2 = 1325 = 14.77 St. Time = 6 minutes Brg. = 161 Dist = Speed x Time = 15 ( - ) = 15.8 x 0.1 CTS = 146 Dist. = 1.58 nm New Dist = Old Dist 1.58 nm New Dist = 5.5 nm 1.58 nm New Dist = 3.92 nm

 4. You are steaming on a course of 025 T at 15.5 knots. At 0645H, you observe a lighthouse bearing 059 T. At 0655H, the same lighthouse bears 075 T. What is your distance off at the second bearing? A. 1.5 miles B. 2.6 miles C. 4.0 miles D. 5.3 miles

 4. Solution:
D LIGHTHOUSE 0655 Hrs. B C Find: Dist at 2nd Bearing

A
0645 Hrs.

Co. = 025 Co. =025 1st Brg. = 059 ( - ) 2nd Brg. = 075 ( - ) < b = 050 < a = 034 < b = 050 Time of 1st Brg. = 0645 < a = 034 Time of 2nd Brg.= 0655 Steaming Time = 10 m ( b a ) = 016 AB = Spd x Time /60 BC = AB x Sin <a Sin ( b a ) AB = 15.5 x 10/60 = 2.58 x Sin 34 AB = 2.58 nm Sin 16 BC = 5.23 nm

 5. You are steaming on course 168 T at a speed of 18 knots. At 1426H, you sight a buoy bearing 144 T. At 1435H you sight the same buoy bearing 116 T. What is your distance off at the 2nd bearing and predicted distance when abeam? A. 2.3 miles 2nd bearing, 1.8 miles abeam B. 2.5 miles 2nd bearing, 2.8 miles abeam C. 2.8 miles 2nd bearing, 1.8 miles abeam D. 3.3 miles 2nd bearing, 2.8 miles abeam

 5. Solution:
A
1426 Hrs

1435 Hrs. B C

Find: Dist. At 2nd D Bearing and Predicted Dist. when Abeam

 Co. = 168 1st Brg. = 144 ( - ) < a = 24

Time of 1st Brg. = 1426 BC = AB x Sin a Time of 2nd Brg.= 1435 Sin (b a ) = 2.7 x Sin 24 Steaming Time = 9 mins. Sin 28 AB = Spd x Time / 60 BC = 2.33 nm AB = 18 x 9/60 CD = BC x Sin < b = 2.33 x Sin 52 AB = 2.7 nm CD = 1.83 (Dist Abeam)

Co. 2nd Brg. < b < a (ba)

= 168 = 116 ( - ) = 52 = 24 = 28

 6. Your vessel is steering 143 T at 16 knots. At 2147H a light bears 106 T and at 2206H the same light bears 078 T. What will be your distance off abeam? A. 5.1 miles B. 5.4 miles C. 5.9 miles D. 6.5 miles

 6. Solution:
2147 Hrs.

A
C 2206 Hrs. B

Find: Dist. Abeam

Co. = 143 Co. = 143 nd Brg. = 078 ( - ) st 2 1 Brg. = 106 ( - ) < b = 65 < a = 37 < a = 37 Time of 1st Brg = 2147 ( b a ) = 28 Time of 2nd Brg.=2206 Steaming Time = 19 mins. AB = Speed x Time /60 = 16 x 19/60 AB = 5.07 nm

 BC = AB x Sin < a Sin ( b a ) BC = 5.07 x Sin 37 Sin 28 BC = 6.50 nm CD = BC x Sin < b = 6.50 x Sin 65 CD = 5.89 nm ( Distance Abeam )

 7. A vessel is on a course of 079 T at a speed of 18 knots. At 0218H, a lighthouse is observed bearing 111 T. On what 2nd bearing must the lighthouse again be observed so that the distance run between bearings is equal to the distance off when abeam of the lighthouse? A. 059 T B. 064 T C. 138 T D. 143 T

 7. Solution:
B A D

AB = CD Cot b = Cot a 1.0 = Cot 32 -1.0 = 1.60 1.0 C Course = 079 T = 0.60 1st Brg. = 111 T ( - ) b = 59 T <a = 32 T/Co. = 79 T ( + ) 2nd = 138 T

 8. Your vessel is on a course 223 T at 17 knots. At 1323H, a light bears 318 relative. At 1341H, the same light bears 287 relative. What is your distance off the light at 1341H? A. 4.3 miles B. 5.1 miles C. 6.6 miles D. 7.8 miles

 8. Solution:
1341 Hrs. Ltho Brg. 150 B

AB = Speed x Time 1323 Hrs. = 17 x 18m / 60 Ltho Brg 181 A AB = 5.1 nm BC = AB x Sin < a Sin ( b-a ) BC = 5.1 x Sin 42 Sin 31 BC = 6.6 nm
C

Find: Dist of the Ltho at 1341

Co. = 223 2nd = 150 Co. = 223 <b = 73 1st = 181( - ) <a = 42 ( - ) <a = 42 b-a = 31

 9. Your vessel is on course 312 PGC and you sight a lighthouse dead ahead at a range of 10 miles. The gyro error is 3 E. What course would you steer to leave the lighthouse 1.5 miles abeam to starboard? A. 309 PGC B. 304 PGC C. 309 T D. 304 T

 9. Solution:

Find: Course to Steer

Sin = Opp / Hyp = 1.5 / 10 = 0.15 inv Sin = 8.62 G/Co = 312 = 9 ( - ) CTS = 303 PGC

 10. You sight a light 9 on your starboard bow at a distance of 21 miles. Assuming you make good your course, what will be your distance off the light when abeam? A. 3.3 miles B. 3.7 miles C. 4.0 miles D. 4.3 miles

 10. Solution:
Find: Dist Abeam of Light Light Brg. 009 Dist 21 nm

Dist Abeam = Sin Brg. x Dist = Sin 9 x 21 nm Dist Abeam = 3.28 nm