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Master (Oceans or Near Coastal (Limited Tonnage: Less Than 500-1600 GRT))
Q134 — Navigation Problems: Near Coastal
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1. At 1423 you are on course 072°T at 12.2 knots, when you sight a rock awash bearing 070°T at a range of 3.6 miles. If you change course at 1427, what course would you steer to leave the rock 1.0 mile abeam to port?
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2. At 2221 your course is 222°pgc at a speed of 11.2 knots, when radar detects a buoy bearing 355° relative, at a range of 5.8 miles. The gyro error is 2°E. If you change course at 2226, what course should you steer to leave the buoy 1.0 mile abeam to port?
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3. How can the accuracy of an azimuth circle be checked?
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4. You are at anchor in the anchorage at the entrance to Delaware Bay. You weigh anchor at 1445 DST (ZD +4) on 24 July 1983 and proceed northbound enroute to Philadelphia at a speed of 10 knots. Which of the following should you expect to experience?
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5. The charted depth alongside the south face of Mystic Pier, Charlestown, MA, is 35 feet. Your maximum draft is 38 feet. You wish to have 2 feet under the bottom, on a rising tide, when you go alongside to discharge a heavy lift. What is the earliest time after 0900 EST (ZD +5), on 2 February 1983, that you can dock?
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6. While on a course of 019°pgc, a light bears 14° on the port bow at a distance of 15.3 miles. What course should you steer to pass 1.5 miles abeam of the light, leaving it to port?
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7. While on a course of 066°pgc, a light bears 13° on the port bow at a distance of 12.3 miles. What course should you steer to pass 4 miles abeam of the light leaving it to port?
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8. You are on course 079°T, speed 11.2 knots. At 0904 you see a daymark bearing 078°T at a range of 4.6. If you change course at 0910 to leave the daymark abeam to starboard at 0.5 mile, at what time will the daymark be abeam?
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9. You are on course 086°T, speed 11.7 knots. At 1013 you see a buoy bearing 088°T at a range of 4.8 miles. If you change course at 1019 to leave the buoy abeam to port at 1.0 mile, at what time will the buoy be abeam?
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10. While on a course of 097°pgc, a light bears 8° on the port bow at a distance of 11.7 miles. What course should you steer to pass 3 miles abeam of the light leaving it to port?
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11. While on a course of 138°T, a light bears 14° on the starboard bow at a distance of 8.6 miles. What course should you steer to pass 3 miles abeam of the light leaving it to starboard?
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12. While on a course of 159°T, a light bears 11° on the starboard bow at a distance of 10.6 miles. What course should you steer to pass 2 miles abeam of the light leaving it to starboard?
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13. You are on course 251°pgc and 241° per magnetic compass, when you observe a range in line bearing 192°pgc. The chart indicates that the range is in line on a bearing of 194°T. The variation is 16°E. What is the deviation of the magnetic compass?
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14. While on a course of 283°pgc, a light bears 10° on the port bow at a distance of 8.3 miles. What course should you steer to pass 3.5 miles abeam of the light leaving it to port?
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15. While on a course of 321°T, a light bears 7° on the starboard bow at a distance of 9.7 miles. What course should you steer to pass 3.5 miles abeam of the light leaving it to starboard?
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16. While on a course of 349°T, a light bears 13° on your starboard bow at a distance of 10.8 miles. What course should you steer to pass 2.5 miles abeam of the light, leaving it to starboard?
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17. While on a course of 349°T, a light bears 13° on the starboard bow at a distance of 10.8 miles. What course should you steer to pass 2.5 miles abeam of the light leaving it to starboard?
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18. Determine the duration of the first PM slack water on 3 March 1983, east of the Statue of Liberty, when the current is less than 0.1 knot.
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19. Determine the time after 0300 CST (ZD +6) when the velocity of the tidal current will be 0.5 knot on 16 April 1983, at Port Arthur Canal Entrance, TX.
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20. Which is TRUE for the directive force acting on a gyrocompass?
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21. You will be entering the Mystic River in Connecticut. What is the current at the Highway Bridge at 1900 EST (ZD +5) on 24 January 1983?
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22. Which of the following is the most accurate method of determining gyrocompass error while underway?
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23. You get underway from the shipyard in Chester, PA, at 1515 DST (ZD +4) on 6 August 1983, enroute to sea. You will be turning for eight knots. What current can you expect at Fourteen Foot Bank Light?
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24. If the gyrocompass error is east, what describes the error and the correction to be made to gyrocompass headings to obtain true headings?
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25. What is the gyrocompass error resulting from your vessel's movement in OTHER than an east-west direction?
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26. By what means are indications of the master gyrocompass sent to remote repeaters?
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27. You will be loading in Boston Harbor to a maximum draft of 32'06". The charted depth of an obstruction in the channel near Boston Light is 30 feet and you wish to have 3 feet of keel clearance. The steaming time from the pier to the obstruction is 01h 05m. What is the latest time (ZD +4) you can sail on 17 May 1983 and meet these requirements?
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28. The moon is full and at perigee on 20 January 1983. What is the maximum current you could expect at 2350 (ZD +5) at Nantucket Shoals?
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29. The predicted time that the flood begins at the entrance to Delaware Bay is 1526. You are anchored off Chestnut St. in Philadelphia. If you get underway bound for sea at 1300 and turn for 13 knots, at what point will you lose the flood current?
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30. The predicted time that the flood begins at the entrance to Delaware Bay is 1526. You are anchored off Chestnut St. in Philadelphia. If you get underway bound for sea at 1430 and turn for 11 knots, at what point will you lose the ebb current?
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31. The predicted time that the flood begins at the entrance to Delaware Bay is 1526. You are anchored off Chestnut St. in Philadelphia. If you get underway bound for sea at 1600 and turn for 8 knots, at what point will you lose the ebb current?
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32. Quadrantal error in a gyrocompass has its GREATEST effect on which of the following?
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33. What is the reaction of a gyrocompass to an applied force known as?
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34. You are to sail from Elizabethport, N.J., on 17 November 1983 with a maximum draft of 27 feet. You will pass over an obstruction in the channel near Sandy Hook that has a charted depth of 25.5 feet. The steaming time from Elizabethport to the obstruction is 1h 50m. What is the earliest time (ZD +5) you can sail on 17 November and pass over the obstruction with 2 feet of clearance?
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35. The spin axis of a gyroscope tends to remain fixed in space in the direction in which it is started. How does this gyroscope become north seeking so that it can be used as a compass?
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36. Which statement about gyrocompass error is TRUE?
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37. You are steaming on a course of 246°T at 17 knots. At 2107 you observe a lighthouse bearing 207°T. At 2119 the lighthouse bears 179°T. What is your distance off at the second bearing?
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38. You are steaming on a course of 084°T at a speed of 13 knots. At 1919 a lighthouse bears 106.5°T. At 1957 the same lighthouse bears 129°T. What will be your distance off the lighthouse when abeam?
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39. You are steaming on course 126°T at 14.8 knots. At 1022 you sight a buoy bearing 128°T, at a range of 4.8 miles. If you change course at 1026, what true course will you steer to leave the buoy 0.5 mile abeam to port?
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40. You are steaming on a course of 198°T at 18.5 knots. At 0316 you observe a lighthouse bearing 235°T. At 0348 the lighthouse bears 259°T. What is your distance off at the second bearing?
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41. You are steaming on a course of 327°T at 13 knots. At 0207 you observe a lighthouse bearing 020°T. At 0226 the lighthouse bears 042°T. What is your distance off at the second bearing?
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42. You are steering 143°T, and a light is picked up dead ahead at a distance of 18.2 miles at 2006. You change course to pass the light 5.5 miles off abeam to port. If you are making 14.5 knots, what is your ETA at a position 5.5 miles off the light?
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43. You are steering a course of 240°T, and a lighthouse bears 025° on the starboard bow at 2116. At 2144 the same lighthouse bears 050° on the starboard bow, and you have run 6 miles since the first bearing. What is the ETA when the lighthouse is abeam?
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44. You are steering a course of 316°T, and a light bears 34° on the port bow at 2053. At 2126 the same light bears 68° on the port bow, and you have run 5 miles since the first bearing. What is the ETA when the lighthouse is abeam?
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45. What is a system of reservoirs and connecting tubes in a gyro compass called?
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46. The track line on the chart is 274°T. Variation is 4°E, and deviation is 2°E. The gyro error is 1.5°E. What course would be steered by gyrocompass to make good the desired course?
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47. You will transit the Cape Cod Canal on 7 November 1983. If you arrive at the R R Bridge at 1655 EST (ZD +5), for what period of time during your transit will you have currents of not more than 0.5 knot?
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48. You are underway on course 017°T at a speed of 14.2 knots. You sight a buoy bearing 025°T at a radar range of 3.7 miles at 1947. If you change course at 1953, what is the course to steer to leave the buoy abeam to starboard at 0.1 mile?
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49. You are underway on course 241°T at a speed of 18.2 knots. You sight a daymark bearing 241°T at a radar range of 3.9 miles at 1006. If you change course at 1009, what is the course to steer to leave the daymark abeam to starboard at 1.0 mile?
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50. You are underway on course 106°T at a speed of 15.3 knots. You sight a buoy bearing 109°T at a radar range of 3.6 miles at 1725. If you change course at 1728, what is the course to steer to leave the buoy abeam to port at 0.5 mile?
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51. You are underway on course 128°T at a speed of 17.6 knots. You sight a daymark bearing 126°T at a radar range of 4.3 miles at 1649. If you change course at 1654, what is the course to steer to leave the daymark abeam to starboard at 0.5 mile?
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52. You are underway on course 254°T at a speed of 16.5 knots. You sight a rock bearing 255°T at a radar range of 6.1 miles at 0916. If you change course at 0922, what is the course to steer to leave the rock abeam to starboard at 1.5 miles?
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53. While underway you sight a light 11° on your port bow at a distance of 12 miles. Assuming you make good your course, what will be your distance off the light when abeam?
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54. Your vessel is on a course of 221°T at 15 knots. At 0319 a light bears 198.5°T, and at 0353 the light bears 176°T. At what time and distance off will your vessel be when abeam of the light?
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55. Your vessel is on a course of 082°T at 19 knots. At 0255 a light bears 059.5°T, and at 0312 the light bears 037°T. At what time and distance off will your vessel be when abeam of the light?
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56. Your vessel is on a course of 126°T at 17 knots. At 0251 a light bears 099.5°T, and at 0313 the light bears 081°T. At what time and at what distance off will your vessel be when abeam of the light?
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57. Your vessel is on a course of 144°T at 16 knots. At 0126 a light bears 166.5°T, and at 0152 the light bears 189°T. At what time and distance off will your vessel be when abeam of the light?
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58. Your vessel is on a course of 144°T at 20 knots. At 0022 a light bears 117.5°T, and at 0035 the light bears 099°T. At what time and at what distance off will your vessel be when abeam of the light?
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59. Your vessel is on a course of 207°T at 13 knots. At 0539 a light bears 180.5°T, and at 0620 the light bears 162°T. At what time and at what distance off will your vessel be when abeam of the light?
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60. Your vessel is on a course of 253°T at 18 knots. At 2027 a light bears 275.5°T, and at 2055 the light bears 298°T. At what time and distance off will your vessel be when abeam of the light?
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61. 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?
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62. Your vessel is on a course of 343°T at 14 knots. At 2156 a light bears 320.5°T, and at 2217 the light bears 298°T. At what time and distance off will your vessel be when abeam of the light?
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63. Your vessel is on a course of 358°T at 19 knots. At 0316 a light bears 024.5°T, and at 0334 the light bears 043°T. At what time and at what distance off will your vessel be when abeam of the light?
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64. Your vessel has a draft of 34 feet. On 8 October 1983 you wish to pass over an obstruction near Jaffrey Point, NH, that has a charted depth of 31 feet. Allowing for a safety margin of 3 feet, what is the earliest time after 0900 DST (ZD +4) that this passage can be made?
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65. While your vessel is proceeding down a channel you notice a range of lights in line with your vessel's mast. If your vessel is on course 001° per gyrocompass and the charted value of the range of lights is 359°T, what is the gyro compass error?
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66. Your vessel is proceeding up a channel, and you see a pair of range lights that are in line ahead. The chart indicates that the direction of this pair of lights is 196°T, and the variation is 7°E. If the heading of your vessel at the time of the sighting is 192° per standard magnetic compass, what is the deviation?
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67. Your vessel is steering 096°T at 17 knots. At 1847 a light bears 057°T, and at 1916 the same light bears 033°T. What will be your distance off abeam?
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68. Your vessel is steering 143°T at 16 knots. At 2147 a light bears 106°T and at 2206 the same light bears 078°T. What will be your distance off when abeam?
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69. Your vessel is steering 263°T at 22 knots. At 0413 a light bears 294°T and at 0421 the same light bears 312°T. What will be your distance off when abeam?
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70. Your vessel is steering 283°T at 10 knots. At 0538 a light bears 350°T, and at 0552 the same light bears 002°T. What will be your distance off abeam?
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71. Your vessel is underway on a course of 323.5°T at a speed of 16 knots. At 1945 a light bears 350°T. At 2010 the light bears 008.5°T. What will be your distance off when abeam of the light?
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72. You want to transit Pollock Rip Channel, MA, on 6 April 1983. What is the period of time around the 0955 (ZD +5) slack in which the current does not exceed 0.3 knot?
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73. You wish to check the deviation of your standard magnetic compass. You find a natural range that you steer for and note that the gyrocompass heading is 034°, and the heading by standard magnetic compass is 026°. The gyro error is 1°W. Variation is 9°E. What is the deviation for that heading?
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74. Your 0000 zone time position on 13 June is LAT 24° 35' N, LONG 142° 26' E. Your vessel is on course 245° T, speed is 13.5 knots. What is the zone time of sunrise?
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75. At 0327 ZT on 29 May, your DR position is LAT 25° 00' N, LONG 64° 15' W. You are steering 270° T at a speed of 13.6 knots. What is the zone time of sunrise?
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76. At 0400 zone time on 24 June, your DR position is LAT 23° 10.0' N, LONG 085° 33' W. You are steering 295° T at a speed of 10.0 knots. What is the zone time of sunrise?
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77. At 0500 zone time on 21 August, your DR position is LAT 47°00'N, LONG 125°15'W. You are steering 000°T at a speed of 9.8 knots. What is the zone time of sunrise?
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78. At 0530 zone time on 20 December, you depart Cape Town (ZD -1). You are bound for New York (ZD +5), and you estimate your speed of advance at 25 knots. The distance is 6,762 miles. What is your estimated zone time of arrival at New York?
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79. At 0600 zone time on 22 October, you depart Manila, LAT 14° 35.0' N, LONG 120° 58.0' E (ZD -8). You are bound for Los Angeles, LAT 33° 46.0' N, LONG 118° 11.0' W, and you estimate your speed of advance at 20.2 knots. The distance is 6,385.9 miles. What is your estimated zone time of arrival at Los Angeles?
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80. At 0820 zone time on 10 April you depart Yokohama, LAT 35°27.0'N, LONG 139°39.0'E (ZD -9). You are bound for Honolulu, LAT 21°18.5'N, LONG 157°52.2'W (ZD +10) and you estimate your speed of advance at 17.5 knots. The distance is 3,397 miles. What is your estimated zone time of arrival at Honolulu?
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81. At 0915 zone time on 11 May you depart Yokohama, LAT 35°27.0'N, LONG 139°39.0'E (ZD -9). You are bound for Seattle, LAT 47°36.0'N, LONG 122°22.0'W, and you estimate your speed of advance at 19.5 knots. The distance is 4,276 miles. What is your estimated zone time of arrival at Seattle?
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82. At 0915 zone time on 6 March you depart Sydney, LAT 33°51.5'S, LONG 151°13.0'E (ZD -10). You are bound for Kodiak, LAT 57°47.0'N, LONG 152°25.0'W, and you estimate your speed of advance at 21 knots. The distance is 6,222 miles. What is your estimated zone time of arrival at Kodiak?
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83. At 0915 zone time on 7 April you depart San Francisco, LAT 37° 48.5' N, LONG 122° 24.0' W (ZD +8). You are bound for Kobe, LAT 34° 40.0' N, LONG 135° 12.0' E, and you estimate your speed of advance at 17 knots. The distance is 4,819 miles. What is your estimated zone time of arrival at Kobe?
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84. At 0915 zone time on 7 November you depart Seattle, LAT 47°36.0'N, LONG 122°22.0'W, (ZD +8). You are bound for Kobe, LAT 34°40.0'N, LONG 135°12.0'E, and you estimate your speed of advance at 18.5 knots. The distance is 4,527 miles. What is your estimated zone time of arrival at Kobe?
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85. At 0915 ZT on 26 July you depart Yokohama, LAT 35°27.0'N, LONG 139°39.0'E (ZD -9). You are bound for Seattle, LAT 47°36.0'N, LONG 122°22.0'W, and you estimate your speed of advance at 14 knots. The distance is 4,245 miles. What is your estimated ZT of arrival at Seattle?
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86. On 1 December your 1600 ZT DR position is LAT 22°48.0'S, LONG 91°26.0'E. You are on course 327°T at a speed of 16 knots. What will be the zone time of sunset at your vessel?
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87. On 1 March your 2135 zone time DR position is LAT 23°54.0' N, LONG 63°22.0' W. At that time, you observe Schedar bearing 328°psc. The chronometer reads 01h 35m 16s, and the chronometer error is 00m 07s slow. The variation is 3.5°E. What is the deviation of the standard compass?
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88. On 1 November your 1600 zone time DR position is LAT 27°48'S, LONG 91°26'E. Your vessel is on a course of 327°T at a speed of 16 knots. What will be the zone time of sunset at your vessel?
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89. On 1 September your 1115 zone time DR position is LAT 25°20.0'N, LONG 28°24.0'W. At that time, you observe the Sun bearing 160.5°psc. The chronometer reads 01h 14m 58s, and the chronometer error is 01m 17s fast. The variation is 13.5°W. What is the deviation of the standard compass?
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90. On 10 April, your 1630 ZT DR position is LAT 21°03.0'N, LONG 63°11.0'W. You are on course 324°T at a speed of 22 knots. What will be the zone time of sunset at your vessel?
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91. On 10 August your vessel's 0426 zone time DR position is LAT 52°07'N, LONG 142°16'E, when an amplitude of the Sun is observed. The Sun's lower limb is about 20 minutes of arc above the visible horizon and bears 074.5° per standard compass. Variation in the area is 12°W. The chronometer reads 07h 24m 19s and is 02m 34s fast. Which of the following is the deviation of the standard compass?
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92. On 10 December your 1300 zone time (ZT) DR position is LAT 26° 27.0' S, LONG 79° 04.0' E. You are on course 068° T at a speed of 14 knots. What will be the zone time of sunset at your vessel?
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93. On 10 February in DR position LAT 25°32.0'N, LONG 135°15.0'E, you observe an amplitude of the Sun. The Sun's center is on the celestial horizon and bears 109°psc. The chronometer reads 09h 43m 25s and is 03m 20s fast. Variation in the area is 4.5°W. What is the deviation of the standard magnetic compass?
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94. On 10 June your vessel's 0519 zone time DR position is LAT 27°07.0'N, LONG 92°10.0'W, when an amplitude of the Sun is observed. The Sun's center is on the visible horizon and bears 063.6° per standard magnetic compass. The variation in the area is 4.8°E. The chronometer reads 11h 17m 32s and is 01m 18s slow. What is the deviation of the compass?
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95. On 10 November your 1630 zone time DR position is LAT 25°10.0'N, LONG 71°12.0'W. You are on course 335°T at a speed of 24 knots. What will be the zone time of sunset at your vessel?
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96. From 1020, 3 March, to 1845, 5 March, your vessel steamed an observed distance of 845.6 miles. The average RPM was 78, and the pitch of the propeller was 20'03". What was the slip?
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97. On 11 December your 1816 ZT DR position is LAT 26° 30.0' N, LONG 140° 35.0' E. At that time, you observe Venus bearing 230° pgc. The chronometer reads 09h 14m 52s and the chronometer error is 01m 02s slow. The variation is 3.5° E. What is the gyro error?
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98. On 11 January your 0450 ZT position is LAT 38°42'N, LONG 14°16'W. You observe Polaris bearing 358.5°pgc. At the time of the observation the helmsman noted that he was heading 160°pgc and 173°psc. The variation is 9°W. What is the deviation for that heading?
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99. On 11 January your vessel's 0655 zone time DR position is LAT 24°30'N, LONG 122°02'W, when an amplitude of the Sun is observed. The Sun's center is on the celestial horizon and bears 101.0° per standard compass. Variation in the area is 11.6°E. The chronometer reads 02h 52m 48s and is 02m 12s slow. What is the deviation of the standard compass?
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100. On 11 July your 0240 ZT position is LAT 14° 52' N, LONG 34° 23' W. You observe Polaris bearing 359.8° pgc. At the time of the observation the helmsman noted that he was heading 279° pgc and 299° psc. The variation is 19° W. What is the deviation for that heading?
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101. On 11 May in DR position LAT 28°13.7'N, LONG 168°36.3'E, you observe an amplitude of the Sun. The Sun's center is on the celestial horizon and bears 283°psc. The chronometer reads 07h 13m 19s and is 02m 56s slow. Variation in the area is 13°E. What is the deviation of the standard magnetic compass?
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102. On 11 May in DR position LAT 37° 06.0' N, LONG 45° 45.0' W you observe an amplitude of the Sun. The Sun's center is on the visible horizon and bears 089.0° psc. The chronometer reads 07h 57m 06s and is 01m 48s slow. Variation in the area is 20.0° W. What is the deviation
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103. On 11 May your vessel's 1839 ZT position is LAT 17°30'N, LONG 63°55'W, when an amplitude of the Sun's center is observed on the celestial horizon bearing 301° per standard magnetic compass. Variation for this area is 10.5°W. The chronometer reads 10h 37m 10s and is 02m 08s slow. What is the deviation of the compass?
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104. On 12 June your 0400 ZT DR position is LAT 22°31.0'N, LONG 31°45.0'W. You are on course 240°T at a speed of 16.5 knots. What will be the zone time of sunrise at your vessel?
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105. On 12 June at 0919 zone time, your position is LAT 26°52'N, LONG 84°34'W. The chronometer reads 03h 17m 00s. Chronometer error is 01m 40s slow. At that time, an azimuth of the Sun is obtained. The bearing is 089.5° per standard magnetic compass. Variation for this area is 4.5°E. What is the deviation of the standard magnetic compass?
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106. On 12 November, you are taking a time tick using the 1600 GMT BBC Broadcast. You hear five pulses followed by a longer pulse. At the start of the longer pulse you start a stopwatch. You stop the stopwatch at the same time reading the chronometer with the following results: stopwatch 03m 19s, chronometer 15h 59m 46s. What is the chronometer error?
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107. On 12 September your 0736 zone time DR position is LAT 28°34.0'S, LONG 174°49.0'E. At that time, you observe the Sun bearing 084° per standard magnetic compass (psc). The chronometer reads 07h 38m 11s, and the chronometer error is 01m 46s fast. The variation is 11°W. What is the deviation of the standard magnetic compass?
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108. At 1200 zone time on 10 October, you depart San Francisco, LAT 37°48.5'N, LONG 122°24.0'W (ZD +8). You are bound for Yokohama, LAT 35°27.0'N, LONG 139°39.0'E, and you estimate your speed of advance at 22 knots. The distance is 4,536 miles. What is your estimated zone time of arrival at Yokohama?
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109. At 1210 zone time on 1 December, you depart Seattle, LAT 47° 36.0' N, LONG 122° 22.0' W (ZD +8). You are bound for Guam, LAT 13° 27.0' N, LONG 144° 37.0' E, and you estimate your speed of advance at 20 knots. The distance is 4,948 miles. What is your estimated zone time of arrival at Guam?
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110. On 13 August your 0345 ZT DR position is LAT 21°35.0'N, LONG 135°26.0'W. You are on course 052°T at a speed of 14 knots. What will be the zone time of sunrise at your vessel?
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111. On 13 February at 0325 zone time, your DR position is LAT 23°20'N, LONG 155°15'W. You are steering 240°T at a speed of 13.6 knots. What is the zone time of sunrise?
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112. On 13 October your vessel's 1722 zone time DR position is LAT 27°36'S, LONG 136°16'E, when an amplitude of the Sun is observed. The Sun's center is on the celestial horizon and bears 266° per standard magnetic compass. Variation in the area is 2°W. The chronometer reads 08h 24m 19s and is 01m 43s fast. What is the deviation of the standard magnetic compass?
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113. At 1318 ZT on 10 September, in DR position LAT 24° 05.8' N, LONG 058° 08.3' E, you observe an amplitude of the Moon. The upper limb of the Moon is on the visible horizon and bears 254° psc. Variation is 2° W. What is the deviation?
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114. At 1337 ZT on July 17, in DR position LAT 30° 56.8' S, LONG 039° 36.5' W, you observe an amplitude of the Moon. The upper limb of the moon is on the visible horizon, bearing 263.0° psc. The variation is 20° W. What is the deviation?
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115. On 14 January your 0746 zone time DR position is LAT 26°37.0'N, LONG 153°19.0'W. At that time, you observe the Sun bearing 123°psc. The chronometer reads 05h 49m 16s, and the chronometer error is 02m 29s fast. The variation is 3°W. What is the deviation of the standard magnetic compass?
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116. At 1400 zone time on 11 April, your DR position is LAT 25° 40' N, LONG 91° 00' W. You are steering 180° T at a speed of 10.0 knots. What is your zone time of sunset?
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117. At 1430 ZT on 16 April, in DR position LAT 34° 03.8' N, LONG 061° 02.5' W, you observe an amplitude of the Moon. The center of the Moon is on the visible horizon and bears 095.2° psc. The variation is 12° W. What is the deviation?
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118. At 1435 ZT on 27 April, in DR position LAT 51° 56.8' N, LONG 150° 37.7' E, the Moon's upper limb is observed on the visible horizon, bearing 242.2° psc. Variation is 2° W. What is the deviation?
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119. At 1444 ZT on 28 July, in DR position LAT 40° 56.8' N, LONG 167° 12.4' E, you observe an amplitude of the Moon. The upper limb of the Moon is on the visible horizon and bears 299.3° psc. The variation is 1° E. What is the deviation?
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120. On 15 July in DR position LAT 22°19.0'N, LONG 154°37.0'W, you observe an amplitude of the Sun. The Sun's center is on the visible horizon and bears 298°psc. The chronometer reads 04h 45m 19s and is 01m 56s slow. Variation in the area is 7.5°W. What is the deviation of the standard magnetic compass?
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121. On 15 October your 0325 zone time DR position is LAT 26° 51.0' N, LONG 138° 17.0' W. At that time, you observe Canopus bearing 167° pgc. The chronometer reads 00h 25m 36s, and the chronometer error is 00m 20s slow. The variation is 2° E. What is the gyro error?
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122. At 1502 ZT on 4 August, in DR position LAT 11° 21.6' S, LONG 088° 14.3' E, you observe an amplitude of the Moon. The upper limb of the Moon is on the visible horizon and bears 289° psc. The variation is 15° W. What is the deviation?
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123. At 1523 ZT on 14 June, in DR position LAT 31° 58' S, LONG 48° 42' W you observe an amplitude of the Moon. The center of the Moon is on the visible horizon and bears 118.0° psc. The variation is 10° W. What is the deviation?
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124. At 1524 ZT on 14 June, in DR position LAT 30° 51' N, LONG 30° 02' W, you observe an amplitude of the Moon. The center of the Moon is on the visible horizon and bears 103.9° pgc. The variation is 10° W. What is the gyro error?
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125. At 1538 ZT on 15 October, in DR position LAT 18° 12.8' S, LONG 160° 48.4' E, you observe an amplitude of the Moon. The center of the Moon is on the visible horizon and bears 276.2° psc. Variation is 10° E. What is the deviation?
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126. At 1542 ZT on 23 October, in DR position LAT 37° 28.5' N, LONG 156° 17.3' E, you observe an amplitude of the Moon. The center of the Moon is on the visible horizon and bears 282.5° psc. The variation is 0.0°. What is the deviation?
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127. At 1544 zone time on 5 October your DR position is LAT 25° 00' N, LONG 60° 15' W. You are steering 270° T at a speed of 6.8 knots. What is the zone time of sunset?
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128. At 1547 ZT on 22 May, in DR position LAT 45° 12.8' N, LONG 028° 15.4' W, the Moon's upper limb is observed on the visible horizon, bearing 120.0° psc. Variation is 2° W. What is the deviation?
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129. On 16 April in DR position LAT 28° 07.0' N, LONG 81° 47.0' W, you observe an amplitude of the Sun. The Sun's center is on the visible horizon and bears 073.5° psc. The chronometer reads 10h 53m 41s and is 02m 23s slow. Variation in the area is 11° E. What is the deviation of the magnetic compass?
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130. On 16 August your 1600 ZT DR position is LAT 26°17.0'N, LONG 165°17.0'E. You are on course 301°T at a speed of 15 knots. What will be the zone time of sunset at your vessel?
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131. On 16 February your 0300 ZT DR position is LAT 28°32.0'S, LONG 176°49.0'E. You are on course 082°T at a speed of 21 knots. What will be the zone time of sunrise at your vessel?
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132. On 16 June your 0430 zone time DR position is LAT 29° 24.0' S, LONG 36° 16.0' E. At that time, you observe Vega bearing 341.0° psc. The chronometer reads 02h 32m 06s, and the chronometer error is 01m 54s fast. The variation is 20.5° W. What is the deviation?
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133. On 16 March your 0330 ZT DR position is LAT 22° 36.0' S, LONG 76° 16.0' E. You are on course 098° T at a speed of 16 knots. What will be the ZT of sunrise at your vessel?
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134. On 16 September your vessel's 0736 zone time DR position is LAT 27° 34' S, LONG 174° 49' E, when an azimuth of the Sun is observed. The chronometer time of the sight is 07h 38m 11s, and the Sun is bearing 079.8° per gyrocompass. The chronometer error is 01m 46s fast, and the variation in the area is 11.0° W. At the time of the sight, the helmsman reports that he was heading 252° pgc and 258° per magnetic compass. What is the deviation of the magnetic compass?
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135. At 1610 ZT on 14 August, in DR position LAT 33° 24.6' S, LONG 028° 15.4' W, you observe an amplitude of the Moon. The center of the Moon is on the visible horizon and bears 111.0° psc. The variation is 2° E. What is the deviation?
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136. At 1620 ZT on 10 September, in DR position LAT 34° 03.8' N, LONG 050° 28.4' W, you observe an amplitude of the Moon. The Moon's upper limb is observed on the visible horizon and bears 110.2° psc. The variation is 2° E. What is the deviation?
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137. At 1622 ZT on 15 June, in DR position LAT 10° 15.2' N, LONG 135° 10' W, you observe an amplitude of the Moon. The center of the Moon is on the visible horizon, bearing 101.2° psc. The variation is 5° E. What is the deviation?
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138. On 17 April your 1516 zone time DR position is LAT 27°24.0'N, LONG 115°24.0'E. At that time, you observe the Sun bearing 247°psc. The chronometer reads 07h 16m 26s, and the chronometer error is 00m 32s slow. The variation is 4.5°E. What is the deviation of the standard compass?
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139. On 17 April your 1610 ZT DR position is LAT 22° 07.0' N, LONG 158° 16.0' W. At that time, you observe the Sun bearing 271° psc. The chronometer reads 03h 08m 52s, and the chronometer error is 01m 16s slow. The variation is 4° E. What is the deviation of the standard magnetic compass?
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140. On 17 April your vessel is enroute from the Panama Canal to Kobe, Japan. Your 0400 zone time DR position is LAT 26°12.0'N, LONG 126°12.0'W. Your vessel is on course 285°T at a speed of 18 knots. What will be the zone time of sunrise at your vessel?
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141. On 17 April your vessel's position is LAT 21° 00' S, LONG 78° 30' W, when an amplitude of the Sun is observed. The Sun's center is on the celestial horizon and bears 082.7° per standard magnetic compass. Variation in the area is 2.0° W. The chronometer reads 10h 59m 24s and is 01m 24s fast. What is the deviation of the compass?
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142. On 17 June your 0815 zone time DR position is LAT 25°27.0'N, LONG 47°16.0'W. At that time, you observe the Sun bearing 079.5°psc. The chronometer reads 11h 15m 03s, and the chronometer error is 01m 15s fast. The variation is 3°E. What is the deviation of the standard magnetic compass?
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143. On 17 May your 0300 ZT DR position is LAT 27°21.0'N, LONG 146°14.0'E. You are on course 107°T at a speed of 18 knots. What will be the zone time of sunrise at your vessel?
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144. On 17 May your 1554 zone time DR position is LAT 26° 33.0' N, LONG 65° 46.0' W. At that time, you observe the Sun bearing 269° psc. The chronometer reads 07h 55m 47s, and the chronometer error is 01m 14s fast. The variation is 3° W. What is the deviation of the standard magnetic compass?
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145. On 17 November your 1530 ZT DR position is LAT 27° 13.0' S, LONG 153° 21.0' W. You are on course 261° T at a speed of 14 knots. What will be the ZT of sunset at your vessel?
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146. At 1730 zone time, on 3 March, your DR position is LAT 16°00'S, LONG 80°00'W. You are steering 000°T at a speed of 7.5 knots. What is the zone time of sunset?
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147. On 18 October your 1330 ZT DR position is LAT 27°32.0'N, LONG 154°47.0'W. You are on course 115°T at a speed of 20 knots. What will be the zone time of sunset at your vessel?
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148. At 1800 zone time, on 7 December, your DR position is LAT 22°48'S, LONG 91°26'W. You are steering 320°T at a speed of 14.0 knots. What is the zone time of sunset?
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149. At 1820 zone time, on 21 March, you depart San Francisco, LAT 37° 48.5' N, LONG 122° 24.0' W (ZD +8). You are bound for Melbourne, LAT 37° 49.2' S, LONG 144° 56.0' E, and you estimate your speed of advance at 21 knots. The distance is 6,970 miles. What is your estimated zone time of arrival at Melbourne?
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150. At 1845 zone time on 24 October, you depart Bimini Island, LAT 25°50.0'N, LONG 77°00.0'W (ZD +5). You are bound for Bishop Rock, LAT 49°40.0'N, LONG 6°34.0'W, and you estimate your speed of advance at 13.6 knots. The distance is 3,491 miles. What is your estimated zone time of arrival at Bishop Rock?
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151. On 19 July your 1500 ZT DR position is LAT 28°25.0'N, LONG 120°28.0'W. You are on course 233°T at a speed of 10 knots. What will be the zone time of sunset at your vessel?
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152. On 19 June your vessel's 0523 ZT DR position is LAT 25° 12.0' N, LONG 123° 14.0' W, when an amplitude of the Sun is observed. The Sun's center is on the visible horizon and bears 052.0° per standard compass. Variation in the area is 15° E. The chronometer reads 01h 21m 58s and is 01m 18s slow. What is the deviation of the standard compass?
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153. On 19 November your 0146 ZT position is LAT 33°48'N, LONG 25°22'E. You observe Polaris bearing 359.8°pgc. At the time of the observation the helmsman noted that he was heading 224°pgc and 222.5°psc. The variation is 2°E. What is the deviation for that heading?
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154. On 2 January you are on a course of 094° T at a speed of 20 knots. At 0430 ZT, your DR position is LAT 24° 12' N, LONG 71° 24' W. Determine the zone time of sunrise.
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155. On 2 January your vessel's 1948 zone time position is LAT 21° 42' S, LONG 39° 12' W, when an amplitude of the Sun is observed. The Sun's center is on the celestial horizon and bears 260° per standard magnetic compass. Variation in the area is 19° W. The chronometer reads 10h 44m 36s and is 03m 24s slow. What is the deviation of the standard magnetic compass?
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156. On 2 March your 2216 ZT DR position is LAT 21° 20.0' S, LONG 17° 10.0' W. At that time, you observe Saturn bearing 078° psc. The chronometer reads 11h 14m 04s, and the chronometer error is 02m 20s slow. The variation is 4.5° W. What is the deviation of the standard compass?
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157. On 20 July your vessel's 1626 zone time DR position is LAT 27°13.0'N, LONG 63°42.0'W, when you take an azimuth of the Sun. Determine the gyro error using the azimuth information. Chronometer time: 08h 24m 18s Chronometer error: slow 02m 12s Gyro bearing: 279.3° Variation: 15°W
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158. On 20 June your vessel's 1955 ZT DR position is LAT 52° 38.9' N, LONG 03° 42.7' E, when an amplitude of the Sun is observed. The Sun's center is on the visible horizon and bears 311° per gyrocompass. Variation in the area is 6° W. At the time of the observation, the helmsman noted that he was heading 352° per gyrocompass and 358° per steering compass. What is the gyro error and deviation for that heading?
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159. At 2043 ZT on 13 October you are in DR position LAT 43°57.3' S, LONG 147°16.0' E, when you observe an amplitude of Venus. The planet is about one Sun's diameter above the horizon and bears 236.2°pgc. The variation is 15°E. What is the gyro error?
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160. At 2048 ZT on 13 October you are in DR position LAT 44° 02.8' S, LONG 146° 58.3' E, when you observe an amplitude of Venus. The planet is about one Sun's diameter above the visible horizon and bears 222.2° psc. The variation is 15° E. What is the deviation?
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161. On 21 April your 1542 zone time DR position is LAT 28°54.0'S, LONG 19°07.0'W. At that time, you observe the Sun bearing 299°psc. The chronometer reads 04h 44m 11s, and the chronometer error is 01m 54s fast. The variation is 3°E. What is the deviation of the standard compass?
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162. On 21 February your 0823 zone time DR position is LAT 21° 44.0' S, LONG 80° 14.0' E. At that time, you observe the Sun bearing 096° psc. The chronometer reads 03h 25m 19s, and the chronometer error is 01m 52s fast. The variation is 5° W. What is the deviation of the standard magnetic compass?
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163. On 21 May at 0630 PDT, (ZD +7), your vessel takes departure at the San Francisco Sea Buoy, LAT 37°45.0'N, LONG 122°41.5'W, enroute to Kobe, LAT 33°52.0'N, LONG 135°00.0'E via great circle. The distance is 4,245 miles, and you estimate that you will average 14.0 knots. What will be your estimated zone time of arrival?
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164. On 21 November at 2100 zone time, you depart LAT 32°12.0'N, LONG 69°26.0'W enroute to LAT 12°05.0'N, LONG 7°32.0'W. The distance is 3,519 miles, and the average speed will be 12.5 knots. What is the zone time of arrival?
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165. On 22 April your 0344 zone time DR position is LAT 21° 16.0' N, LONG 107° 32.0' W. At that time, you observe Spica bearing 236° psc. The chronometer reads 10h 45m 16s, and the chronometer error is 00m 25s fast. The variation is 7.5° E. What is the deviation of the standard compass?
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166. On 22 February your 2045 ZT position is LAT 33°19'N, LONG 52°06'W. You observe Polaris bearing 358.1°pgc. At the time of the observation the helmsman noted that he was heading 048°pgc and 065°psc. The variation is 19°W. What is the deviation for that heading?
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167. On 22 June your 0400 zone time DR position is LAT 23° 00' N, LONG 81° 45' W. You are steaming on course 110° T at a speed of 8.6 knots. What will be the zone time of sunrise at your vessel?
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168. On 22 November your 1400 ZT DR position is LAT 22°16.0'N, LONG 136°37.0'E. You are on course 038°T at a speed of 22 knots. What will be the zone time of sunset at your vessel?
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169. On 22 October in DR position LAT 21° 51.0' S, LONG 76° 24.0' E, you observe an amplitude of the Sun. The Sun's center is on the visible horizon and bears 256° psc. The chronometer reads 01h 01m 25s and is 01m 15s fast. Variation for the area is 2° E. What is the deviation of the standard magnetic compass?
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170. At 2231 ZT on 14 July you are in DR position LAT 34° 06' S, LONG 149° 47' W, when you observe an amplitude of Jupiter. The planet is about one Sun's diameter above the visible horizon and bears 257.1° psc. The variation is 15° E. What is the deviation?
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171. At 2232 ZT on 14 July you are in DR position LAT 33° 52' S, LONG 150° 03' W, when you observe an amplitude of Jupiter. The planet is about one Sun's diameter above the visible horizon and bears 268.5° pgc. The variation is 15° E. What is the gyro error?
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172. At 2234 ZT on 14 July you are in DR position LAT 34° 03' N, LONG 150° 16' W, when you observe an amplitude of Saturn. The planet is about one Sun's diameter above the visible horizon and bears 272.1° pgc. The variation is 14° E. What is the gyro error?
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173. At 2237 ZT on 14 July you are in DR position LAT 33°57'N, LONG 150°32'W, when you observe an amplitude of Saturn. The planet is about one Sun's diameter above the visible horizon and bears 258.6°psc. The variation is 14°E. What is the deviation?
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174. On 23 August at 0604 ZT, in DR position LAT 16° 42.3' S, LONG 28° 19.3' W, you observed an amplitude of the Sun. The lower limb was a little above the horizon, and the Sun bore 076.0° pgc. At the time of the observation, the helmsman reported that he was heading 143° pgc and 167° per standard magnetic compass. The variation in the area was 23° W. What were the gyro error and deviation for that heading?
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175. On 23 August in DR position LAT 24°07.0'N, LONG 136°16.0'E, you observe an amplitude of the Sun. The Sun's center is on the visible horizon and bears 074.5°psc. The chronometer reads 08h 56m 19s and is 02m 34s fast. Variation in the area is 2°W. What is the deviation of the magnetic compass?
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176. On 23 July your 2100 ZT position is LAT 36°43.0'N, LONG 16°09.8'W, when you observed an azimuth of Polaris to determine the compass error. Polaris bears 359.0° per gyrocompass. At the time of the observation, the helmsman noted that he was heading 319.0° per gyrocompass and 331.0° per standard compass. Variation is 12.0°W. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
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177. On 23 July, you take a time tick using the 0900 GMT Cape Town broadcast. You hear a repeating series of 59 dots followed by a dash. At the beginning of the fifth dash you start your stopwatch. The chronometer reads 08h 39m 16s at the time the stopwatch reads 01m 42s. The chronometer error at 0900 GMT, 22 July, was 22m 24s slow. What is the chronometer rate?
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178. On 23 June in DR position LAT 21°39.0'S, LONG 106°28.0'W, you observe an amplitude of the Sun. The Sun's center is on the celestial horizon and bears 078°psc. The chronometer reads 02h 14m 39s and is 01m 43s slow. Variation in the area is 9°W. What is the deviation of the standard magnetic compass?
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179. On 23 October in DR position LAT 21° 13.0' N, LONG 152° 18.0' E, you observe an amplitude of the Sun. The Sun's center is on the visible horizon and bears 259° psc. The chronometer reads 07h 21m 46s and is 01m 32s slow. Variation in the area is 5° E. What is the deviation of the magnetic compass?
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180. On 23 October your vessel's 1722 zone time DR position is LAT 27°36'S, LONG 96°16'W, when an amplitude of the Sun is observed. The Sun's lower limb is about 20 minutes of arc above the visible horizon and bears 246° per standard compass. Variation in the area is 14.0°E. The chronometer reads 11h 24m 19s and is 01m 43s fast. What is the deviation of the standard compass?
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181. At 2326 ZT on 22 June, your vessel's position is LAT 28° 30' N, LONG 150° 04' W. An azimuth of the planet Jupiter is observed, and the standard compass bearing is 250.4°. The chronometer reads 09h 24m 36s and is 01m 12s slow. The variation of this area is 13.5° E. What is the deviation of the standard compass?
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182. On 24 August in DR position LAT 26° 49.4' N, LONG 146° 19.4' E, you observe an amplitude of the Sun. The Sun's center is on the celestial horizon and bears 084° psc. The chronometer reads 07h 55m 06s and is 01m 11s fast. Variation in the area is 15° W. What is the deviation of the magnetic compass?
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183. On 24 May your vessel's 1000 ZT position is LAT 25°36.0'N, LONG 118°39.5'W, when you take an azimuth of the Sun. Determine the gyro error using the azimuth information. Chronometer time: 06h 21m 48s Chronometer error: fast 01m 36s Gyro bearing: 099.4° Variation: 11.1°E
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184. On 25 August your 1926 zone time DR position is LAT 24° 17.0' S, LONG 05° 47.0' W. At that time, you observe Fomalhaut bearing 117° psc. The chronometer reads 07h 26m 52s, and the chronometer error is 00m 15s fast. The variation is 1.5° E. What is the deviation of the standard magnetic compass?
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185. On 25 December your 0330 ZT DR position is LAT 25°15.0'N, LONG 32°16.0'W. You are on course 145°T at a speed of 20 knots. What will be the zone time of sunrise at your vessel?
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186. On 26 February your vessel's 1615 ZT DR position is LAT 25° 14' S, LONG 57° 22' W, when an azimuth of the Sun is observed. The chronometer time of the sight is 8h 13m 19s, and the Sun is bearing 266.0° per standard magnetic compass. The chronometer error is 01m 46s slow, and the variation in the area is 6° E. What is the deviation of the standard compass?
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187. On 26 January your 1615 ZT DR position is LAT 27° 14.0' S, LONG 57° 22.0' W. At that time, you observe the Sun bearing 266° psc. The chronometer reads 08h 13m 19s, and the chronometer error is 01m 46s slow. The variation is 4° E. What is the deviation of the standard magnetic compass?
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188. On 26 May your 0723 zone time DR position is LAT 24°50.0'N, LONG 38°11.0'W. At that time, you observe the Sun bearing 076.5°psc. The chronometer reads 10h 25m 43s, and the chronometer error is 02m 57s fast. The variation is 7°W. What is the deviation of the standard magnetic compass?
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189. On 27 June your 0734 zone time DR position is LAT 22°14.0'N, LONG 53°52.0'W. At that time, you observe the Sun bearing 069.5°psc. The chronometer reads 11h 32m 51s and the chronometer error is 01m 26s slow. The variation is 5°E. What is the deviation of the standard magnetic compass?
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190. On 27 June your 1905 ZT DR position is LAT 24° 35.0' N, LONG 50° 15.0' W. At that time, you observe Saturn bearing 211° pgc. The chronometer reads 10h 04m 26s and the chronometer error is 01m 20s slow. The variation is 4.5° E. What is the gyro error?
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191. On 27 June your vessel's 0816 ZT DR position is LAT 22°14'S, LONG 53°52'W, when an azimuth of the Sun is observed. The chronometer time of the sight is 12h 15m 02s, and the Sun is bearing 047.5° per standard magnetic compass. The chronometer error is 00m 46s slow, and the variation in the area is 6.0°E. What is the deviation of the standard magnetic compass?
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192. On 27 March your 0330 zone time DR position is LAT 23° 32' N, LONG 154° 47' E. Your vessel is on a course of 105° T at a speed of 20 knots. What will be the zone time of sunrise at your vessel?
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193. On 27 September your 0345 ZT DR position is LAT 26° 18.0' S, LONG 4° 18.0' W. You are on course 271° T at a speed of 15 knots. What will be the zone time of sunrise at your vessel?
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194. On 28 July your 1937 zone time DR position is LAT 26°13.0' N, LONG 78°27.0' E. At that time, you observe Deneb bearing 048.7°pgc. The chronometer reads 02h 37m 42s, and the chronometer error is 00m 15s fast. The variation is 4°W. What is the gyro error?
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195. On 28 June your 1820 ZT DR position is LAT 16°00.0'N, LONG 31°00.0'W. You are on course 310°T at a speed of 18 knots. What will be the zone time of sunset at your vessel?
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196. On 28 November your vessel's 0652 DR position is LAT 37°30'N, LONG 124°12'W, when an amplitude of the Sun is observed. The Sun's center is on the visible horizon and bears 103° per standard magnetic compass. Variation in the area is 16.3°E. The chronometer reads 02h 54m 18s and is 02m 06s fast. What is the deviation of the compass?
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197. On 28 November your vessel's 0712 zone time DR position is LAT 26° 54' S, LONG 45° 18' W, when you take an azimuth of the Sun. Determine the gyro error using the azimuth information. Chronometer time: 10h 09m 18s Chronometer error: slow 02m 54s Gyro bearing: 102°
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198. On 28 September in DR position LAT 24°12.0'S, LONG 85°25.0'E, you observe an amplitude of the Sun. The Sun's center is on the visible horizon and bears 094°psc. The chronometer reads 11h 29m 42s and is 03m 30s slow. Variation in the area is 4°W. What is the deviation of the magnetic compass?
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199. On 28 September in DR position LAT 27° 16.7' S, LONG 113° 27.2' W, you observe an amplitude of the Sun. The Sun's center is on the celestial horizon and bears 273° psc. The chronometer reads 01h 17m 26s and is 01m 49s slow. Variation in the area is 6° W. What is the deviation of the standard magnetic compass?
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200. On 3 October your 0330 zone time (ZD + 5) DR position is LAT 47°41'N, LONG 86°49'W. At that time, you observe Polaris bearing 357.5°pgc. The chronometer time of the observation is 08h 32m 04s, and the chronometer is 0m 27s slow. The variation is 5.5°W. What is the gyro error?
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201. On 3 October your 2122 ZT position is LAT 26°32'N, LONG 84°26'W. You observe Polaris bearing 359.8°pgc. At the time of the observation the helmsman noted that he was heading 106°pgc and 107°psc. The variation is 0°. What is the deviation for that heading?
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202. On 30 July, your 0200 zone time (ZD +4) DR position is LAT 43°48'N, LONG 78°00 W. At that time, you observe Polaris bearing 008.7°psc. The chronometer time of the observation is 05h 58m 07s, and the chronometer is 0m 23s slow. The variation is 10.5°W. What is the deviation of the magnetic compass?
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203. On 31 May your vessel's 1420 zone time DR position is LAT 29° 06' N, LONG 120° 06' W, when an azimuth of the Sun is observed. The bearing of the Sun per standard magnetic compass was 255.3°. The chronometer time of the observation is 10h 17m 24s. The chronometer error is 02m 32s slow. The variation for this area is 12.9° E. What is the deviation of the standard magnetic compass?
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204. On 31 October your 1700 zone time DR position is LAT 27°17.0'N, LONG 116°10.0'W, when an amplitude of the Sun is observed. The Sun's center is on the visible horizon and bears 246.5° per standard magnetic compass. Variation in the area is 8.5°E. The chronometer reads 01h 01m 23s and the chronometer error is 01m 54s slow. What is the deviation of the standard compass?
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205. On 4 July your vessel's 1722 zone time DR position is LAT 34°30'S, LONG 174°48'E, when an amplitude of the Sun is observed. The sun's center is on the visible horizon and bears 282° per standard magnetic compass. Variation in the area is 17.2°E. The chronometer reads 05h 21m 48s and is 02m 01s fast. What is the deviation of the compass?
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206. On 4 October, your 0734 zone time DR position is LAT 24°11.0'N, LONG 162°34.0'E. At that time, you observe the Sun bearing 105.5°psc. The chronometer reads 08h 36m 11s, and the chronometer error is 01m 46s fast. The variation is 7°W. What is the deviation of the standard compass?
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207. On 5 August your 0310 ZT position is LAT 09° 02' N, LONG 21° 08' W. You observe Polaris bearing 002° pgc. At the time of the observation the helmsman noted that he was heading 316° pgc and 329° psc. The variation is 15° W. What is the deviation for that heading?
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208. On 5 February your 2320 ZT position is LAT 52° 28' N, LONG 23° 48' W. You observe Polaris bearing 000.2° pgc. At the time of the observation the helmsman noted that he was heading 224° pgc and 244° psc. The variation is 20° W. What is the deviation for that heading?
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209. On 5 June your 0420 zone time DR position is LAT 26°47.0' N, LONG 133°19.5' W. At that time, you observe Vega bearing 298.1°psc. The chronometer reads 01h 21m 17s, and the chronometer error is 02m 25s fast. The variation is 3.5°E. What is the deviation of the standard compass?
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210. On 5 May your 1300 ZT DR position is LAT 25° 16.0' S, LONG 12° 30.0' W. You are on course 012° T at a speed of 14 knots. What will be the zone time of sunset at your vessel?
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211. On 5 May your 1800 ZT DR position is LAT 26°11.5'N, LONG 65°35.0'W. You are on course 270°T at a speed of 12 knots. What will be the ZT of sunset at your vessel?
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212. On 5 September in DR position LAT 23° 17.0' S, LONG 154° 35.0' E, you observe an amplitude of the Sun. The Sun's center is on the visible horizon and bears 275° per standard magnetic compass. The chronometer reads 07h 49m 26s and is 01m 52s fast. Variation in the area is 3° W. What is the deviation of the standard magnetic compass?
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213. On 6 August your 1552 zone time DR position is LAT 24°26.0'S, LONG 73°19.0'E. At that time, you observe the Sun bearing 302°psc. The chronometer reads 10h 55m 07s, and the chronometer error is 02m 38s fast. The variation is 6°E. What is the deviation of the standard magnetic compass?
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214. On 6 November your 0752 zone time DR position is LAT 25° 11.0' N, LONG 76° 07.0' W. At that time, you observe the Sun bearing 119° psc. The chronometer reads 12h 53m 07s, and the chronometer error is 01m 19s fast. The variation is 3° W. What is the deviation of the standard magnetic compass?
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215. On 6 November your vessel's 0706 zone time DR position is LAT 25° 30.0' N, LONG 85° 35.0' W, when an azimuth of the Sun is observed. The chronometer time of the sight is 01h 03m 30s, and the Sun is bearing 114.0° pgc. The chronometer error is 02m 30s slow, and the variation in the area is 2° W. What is the gyro error?
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216. On 6 October your 0416 zone time DR position is LAT 25° 16.0' N, LONG 130° 25.0' E. At that time, you observe Mars bearing 083° psc. The chronometer reads 07h 16m 22s, and the chronometer error is 00m 10s fast. The variation is 1.5° E. What is the deviation of the standard compass?
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217. On 7 April in DR position LAT 27°42.0'N, LONG 114°03.0'W, you observe an amplitude of the Sun. The Sun's center is on the celestial horizon and bears 076°psc. The chronometer reads 02h 10m 17s and is 01m 52s slow. Variation in the area is 8°E. What is the deviation of the standard magnetic compass?
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218. On 7 December your 0350 ZT position is LAT 35°42'N, LONG 17°38'E. You observe Polaris bearing 359.7°pgc. At the time of the observation the helmsman noted that he was heading 016°pgc and 014°psc. The variation is 1°E. What is the deviation for that heading?
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219. On 7 December your vessel's 0835 zone time DR position is LAT 28° 30.0' N, LONG 125° 39.3' W, when an azimuth of the Sun is observed. The chronometer time of the sight is 04h 34m 48s, and the Sun is bearing 113° per standard magnetic compass. The chronometer error is 01m 24s slow, and the variation in the area is 13.0° E. What is the deviation of the standard magnetic compass?
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220. On 8 August your 0400 ZT DR position is LAT 23°16.0'S, LONG 105°33.0'W. You are on course 295°T at a speed of 25 knots. What will be the zone time of sunrise at your vessel?
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221. On 8 December in DR position LAT 21°56.1'S, LONG 17°21.6'E you observe an amplitude of the Sun. The Sun's center is on the celestial horizon and bears 240.5°psc. The chronometer reads 05h 27m 21s and is 00m 47s fast. Variation in the area is 3.3°E. What is the deviation of the standard magnetic compass?
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222. On 9 February your 0739 zone time DR position is LAT 23°31.0'N, LONG 143°41.0'E. At that time, you observe the Sun bearing 104.5°psc. The chronometer reads 09h 37m 12s, and the chronometer error is 01m 52s slow. The variation is 3.5°W. What is the deviation of the standard magnetic compass?
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223. On 9 May your vessel's 1809 ZT DR position is LAT 48° 13.7' N, LONG 168° 36.3' E, when an amplitude of the Sun is observed. The Sun's center is on the celestial horizon and bears 283.7° per standard magnetic compass. Variation in the area is 13.0° E. The chronometer reads 07h 13m 19s and is 02m 56s fast. What is the deviation of the standard compass?
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224. On 9 September your 2043 ZT position is LAT 24°18'N, LONG 66°46'W. You observe Polaris bearing 001°pgc. At the time of the observation the helmsman noted that he was heading 031°pgc and 040°psc. The variation is 11°W. What is the deviation for that heading?
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225. The charted channel depth at Eastport, ME, is 28 feet. You are drawing 31.5 feet and wish 2 feet clearance under the keel. What is the earliest time after 1700 (ZD +4) on 6 September 1983 that you can enter the channel?
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226. You are off the coast of Mexico and are taking a time tick for 1600. At approximately 1554, you hear the preparatory signal "VVVV de XDD" from the time signal station. Then you hear a series of 1 second dashes followed by a 9 second silent period and then a long 0.8 second dash. At the beginning of the long dash, your comparing watch reads 03h 59m 56s. When compared to the chronometer, the comparing watch reads 04h 01m 22s, and the chronometer reads 04h 02m 11s. What is the chronometer error?
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227. You are taking a time tick using the 2000 signal from Kekaha-Kauai, Hawaii (WWVH). You hear a series of 1 second dashes followed by a 9 second silent period, then a long 1.3 second dash. At the beginning of the long dash, your comparing watch reads 07h 59m 54s. When compared to the chronometer, the comparing watch reads 08h 00m 00s, and the chronometer reads 08h 00m 06s. What is the chronometer error?
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228. You are on a coastwise voyage bound for Marcus Hook, PA. Your speed is 15 knots. You wish to use the flood tide to facilitate docking starboard side to, heading seaward. To have the most favorable tide throughout, you should time your arrival at the entrance to Delaware Bay __________.
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229. You are on course 006° T, speed 16.6 knots. At 0516 you see a light bearing 008° T at a range of 10.2. If you change course at 0528 to leave the light abeam to port at 1.0 mile, at what time will the light be abeam?
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230. While on a course of 034° pgc, a light bears 8° on the port bow at a distance of 8.8 miles. What course should you steer to pass 2.5 miles abeam of the light leaving it to port?
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231. You are on course 035° T, speed 18.3 knots. At 0719 you see a buoy bearing 036° T at a range of 4.1. If you change course at 0725 to leave the buoy abeam to port at 1.0 mile, at what time will the buoy be abeam?
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232. You are on course 061° T, at a speed of 12.4 knots. At 0839 you see a rock bearing 059° T at a range of 4.4 miles. If you change course at 0845 to leave the rock abeam to starboard at 1.5 mile, at what time will the rock be abeam?
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233. While on a course of 066° pgc, a light bears 18° on the port bow at a distance of 12.3 miles. What course should you steer to leave the light 4 miles abeam to port?
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234. While on a course of 152°T, a light bears 9° on the port bow at a distance of 11.6 miles. What course should you steer to pass 3 miles abeam of the light leaving it to port?
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235. While on a course of 214° pgc, a light bears 9° on the port bow at a distance of 7.4 miles. What course should you steer to pass 2 miles abeam of the light leaving it to port
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236. While on a course of 216°pgc, a light bears 12° on the port bow at a distance of 11.2 miles. Which course should you steer to pass 2 miles abeam of the light leaving it to port?
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237. While on a course of 279° T, a light bears 12° on the starboard bow at a distance of 9.3 miles. What course should you steer to pass 4 miles abeam of the light leaving it to starboard?
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238. You are on course 317° T at 13 knots. A light is bearing 22.5° relative at 0640. At 0659 the same light is bearing 45° relative. At what time should the light be abeam?
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239. While on course 321° pgc with a 1° W gyro error, you pick up a buoy on radar bearing 001° relative at 5.2 miles. What will be the course to pass the buoy by 1 mile abeam to starboard, if you change course when the buoy is 4.5 miles away?
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240. At your current speed of 19 knots you only have enough fuel remaining to travel 265 miles. You must travel 731 miles to reach your destination. What should you reduce your speed (knots) to in order to reach your destination?
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241. You depart LAT 22° 35.0' N, LONG 157° 30.0' W, and steam 4505.0 miles on course 135° T. What are the latitude and longitude of your arrival by Mercator sailing?
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242. You depart LAT 32° 16.6' N, LONG 68° 28.0' W. What is the course and distance as calculated by Mercator sailing to a position at LAT 43° 12.2' N, LONG 55° 39.0' W?
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243. You depart LAT 33°45.0'N, LONG 118°30.0'W, and steam 2216 miles on course 250°T. What is the longitude of your arrival by Mercator sailing?
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244. You depart LAT 34° 22' S, LONG 18° 23' E, and steam 3174 miles on course 282° T. What is the longitude of your arrival by Mercator sailing?
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245. You depart LAT 37° 36' N, LONG 123° 00' W, and steam 2022 miles on course 241° T. What is the longitude of your arrival by Mercator sailing?
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246. You depart LAT 40°42.0'N, LONG 74°01.0'W, and steam 3365.6 miles on course 118°T. What is the longitude of your arrival by Mercator sailing?
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247. You depart LAT 49°45.0'N, LONG 06°35.0'W, and steam 3599 miles on course 246.5°T. What is the longitude of your arrival by Mercator sailing?
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248. Determine the first time after 1200 EST (ZD +5) when the velocity of the current will be 0.5 knot on 18 November 1983, at Marcus Hook, PA.
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249. Determine the time after 0730 EST (ZD +5) when the velocity of the current will be 2.1 knots on 26 March 1983, at Fort Pulaski, GA.
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250. You get underway from the oil terminal at Marcus Hook, PA, at 0815 ZT (ZD +5) on 20 February 1983, enroute to sea. You will be turning for 11 knots. What is the approximate current when you are abreast Reedy Island?
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251. On May 20 your 2300, (ZD +4), DR position is LAT 42° 07' N, LONG 81° 02' W. At that time, you observe Polaris bearing 012° psc. The chronometer time of the observation is 03h 02m 23s, and the chronometer is 1m 17s fast. The variation is 9.5° W. What is the deviation of the magnetic compass?
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252. You must average 16.25 knots to reach port at a designated time. Your propeller has a pitch of 21'08", and you estimate 4% negative slip. How many revolutions per minute must you average to arrive on time?
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253. The observed distance for a day's run was 302.7 miles. The propeller had a pitch of 20'06", and the average RPM was 67. What was the slip?
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254. The observed noon to noon run for a 24 hour period is 489 miles. The average RPM for the day was 95. The pitch of the wheel is 22.5 feet. What is the slip of the wheel?
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255. What is the period of time from around 1008 DST (ZD +4) at Canapitsit Channel, MA, on 7 August 1983, in which the current does not exceed 0.4 knot?
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256. If the pitch of the propeller is 19.4 feet, and the revolutions per day are 96,713, calculate the day's run allowing 6% positive slip.
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257. If the pitch of the propeller is 19.7 feet, and the revolutions per day are 86,178, calculate the day's run allowing 3% negative slip.
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258. If the pitch of the propeller is 20.1 feet, and the revolutions per day are 118,178, calculate the day's run allowing 6% negative slip.
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259. If the pitch of the propeller is 20.6 feet, and the revolutions per day are 107,341, calculate the day's run allowing 3% positive slip.
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260. If the pitch of the propeller is 21.2 feet, and the revolutions per day are 93,660, calculate the day's run allowing 5% positive slip.
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261. If the pitch of the propeller is 21.3 feet, and the revolutions per day are 126,214, calculate the day's run allowing 4% positive slip.
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262. If the pitch of the propeller is 21.5 feet, and the revolutions per day are 96,666, calculate the day's run allowing 9% negative slip.
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263. If the pitch of the propeller is 22.4 feet, and the revolutions per day are 103,690, calculate the day's run allowing 9% positive slip.
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264. If the pitch of the propeller is 23.2 feet, and the revolutions per day are 94,910, calculate the day's run allowing 11% negative slip.
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265. If the pitch of the propeller is 24.8 feet, and the revolutions per day are 93,373, calculate the day's run allowing 11% positive slip.
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266. If the pitch of the propeller is 25.1 feet, and the revolutions per day are 91,591, calculate the day's run allowing 7% positive slip.
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267. If the pitch of the propeller is 26.3 feet, and the revolutions per day are 87,421, calculate the day's run allowing 7% negative slip.
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268. If the pitch of the propeller is 26.7 feet, and the revolutions per day are 131,717, calculate the day's run allowing 4% negative slip.
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269. The pitch of the propeller on your vessel is 19'09". You estimate the slip at -3%. If you averaged 82 RPM for the day's run, how many miles did you steam?
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270. The predicted time that the ebb begins at the entrance to Delaware Bay is 1526. You are anchored off Chestnut St. in Philadelphia. If you get underway bound for sea at 1630 and turn for 12 knots, at what point will you lose the flood current?
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271. The propellers on your twin screw vessel have a pitch of 16'04". What is the distance in a day's run if the average RPM is 94, and you estimate 7% positive slip?
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272. The propeller on a vessel has a diameter of 18.8 feet and a pitch of 21.4 feet. What would be the slip if the vessel cruised 378 miles in a 24 hour day (observed distance) at an average RPM of 76?
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273. The propeller on a vessel has a diameter of 19.9 feet and a pitch of 21.6 feet. What would be the apparent slip if the vessel cruised 395 miles in a 23 hour day (observed distance) at an average RPM of 78?
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274. The propeller on a vessel has a diameter of 20.2 feet and a pitch of 19.0 feet. What would be the apparent slip if the vessel cruised 367 miles in a 24 hour day (observed distance) at an average RPM of 84?
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275. The propeller on a vessel has a diameter of 20.6 feet and a pitch of 23.4 feet. What would be the apparent slip if the vessel cruised 538 miles in a 24 hour day (observed distance) at an average RPM of 87?
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276. The propeller on a vessel has a diameter of 20.9 feet and a pitch of 19.6 feet. What would be the apparent slip if the vessel cruised 447 miles in a 23 hour day (observed distance) at an average RPM of 108?
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277. The propeller on a vessel has a diameter of 21.2 feet and a pitch of 20.0 feet. What would be the apparent slip if the vessel cruised 391 miles in a 24 hour day (observed distance) at an average RPM of 88?
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278. The propeller on a vessel has a diameter of 21.5 feet and a pitch of 24.5 feet. What would be the apparent slip if the vessel cruised 458 miles in a 23 hour day (observed distance) at an average RPM of 78?
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279. The propeller on a vessel has a diameter of 24.0 feet and a pitch of 21.3 feet. What would be the slip if the vessel cruised 510 miles in a 24 hour day (observed distance) at an average RPM of 86?
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280. The propeller on a vessel has a diameter of 24.6 feet and a pitch of 26.1 feet. What would be the apparent slip if the vessel cruised 462 miles in a 24 hour day (observed distance) at an average RPM of 72?
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281. The propeller on your vessel has a pitch of 18'09". If the observed distance for a day's run was 399.4 miles and the average RPM was 86, which statement is TRUE?
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282. The propeller of a vessel has a pitch of 19.0 feet. If the vessel traveled 183.5 miles (observed distance) in 24 hours at an average of 44 RPM, what was the slip?
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283. The propeller on your vessel has a pitch of 22.8 feet. From 0800, 18 April, to 1020, 19 April, you steamed an observed distance of 403.6 miles. If your average RPM was 74, what was the slip?
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284. You receive a distress call from a vessel reporting her position as LAT 30°21'N, LONG 88°34'W. Your position is LAT 24°30'N, LONG 83°00'W. Determine the true course and distance to the distress scene by Mercator sailing.
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285. You are running coastwise at 14 knots. You sight a lighthouse abeam at 0912. At 0939 the lighthouse is 4 points abaft the beam. What is your distance off at the second bearing?
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286. You are running coastwise on a course of 323° T, and you have a buoy bearing 11° on your port bow at a distance of 7 miles. You desire to leave the buoy abeam to port at a distance of 2.5 miles. What course should you steer?
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287. You are running coastwise in hazy weather; the visibility improves just before you pass a lighthouse abeam. Your speed is 15 knots, and the lighthouse was abeam at 1015. At 1037 the lighthouse is 4 points abaft the beam. What is your distance off at the second bearing?
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288. You are to sail from Elizabethport, NJ, on 22 May 1983 with a maximum draft of 28 feet. You will pass over an obstruction in the channel near Sandy Hook that has a charted depth of 27 feet. The steaming time from Elizabethport to the obstruction is 1h 40m. What is the earliest time (ZD +4) you can sail on the afternoon of 22 May and pass over the obstruction with 3 feet of clearance?
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289. You are to sail from Elizabethport, N.J., on 22 May 1983, with a maximum draft of 28 feet. You will pass over an obstruction in the channel near Sandy Hook that has a depth of 26.5 feet. The steaming time from Elizabethport to the obstruction is 1h 40m. What is the earliest time (ZD + 4) you can sail on the afternoon of 22 May and pass over the obstruction with 2 feet of clearance?
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290. On September 9 your 2130 zone time (ZD +5) DR position is LAT 45°08'N, LONG 82°38'W. At that time, you observe Polaris bearing 000.5°pgc. The chronometer time of the observation is 02h 26m 09s, and the chronometer is 1m 43s slow. The variation is 8.7°W. What is the gyro error?
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291. What will be the set of the rotary current at Nantucket Shoals at 1245 (ZD +5) 14 January 1983?
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292. 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?
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293. The speed of advance necessary to arrive in port at a designated time is 15.8 knots. The pitch of the propeller is 20.75 feet. You estimate 5% positive slip. How many revolutions per minute must you turn to make the necessary speed?
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294. The speed necessary to reach port at a designated time is 18.7 knots. The propeller pitch is 24'03", and you estimate 3% positive slip. How many revolutions per minute will the shaft have to turn?
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295. If the speed necessary for reaching port at a designated time is 12.6 knots and the pitch of the propeller is 13.6 feet, how many revolutions per minute will the shaft have to turn, assuming no slip?
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296. If the speed necessary for reaching port at a designated time is 15.7 knots and the pitch of the propeller is 23.4 feet, how many revolutions per minute will the shaft have to turn, assuming a 6% negative slip?
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297. If the speed necessary for reaching port at a designated time is 16.4 knots and the pitch of the propeller is 23.8 feet, how many revolutions per minute will the shaft have to turn, assuming a 6% positive slip?
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298. If the speed necessary for reaching port at a designated time is 16.8 knots and the pitch of the propeller is 22.3 feet, how many revolutions per minute will the shaft have to turn, assuming a 4% negative slip?
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299. If the speed necessary for reaching port at a designated time is 17.4 knots and the pitch of the propeller is 25.6 feet, how many revolutions per minute will the shaft have to turn, assuming a 3% positive slip?
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300. If the speed necessary for reaching port at a designated time is 17.8 knots and the pitch of the propeller is 24.7 feet, how many revolutions per minute will the shaft have to turn, assuming a 7% positive slip?
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301. If the speed necessary for reaching port at a designated time is 18.2 knots and the pitch of the propeller is 23.9 feet, how many revolutions per minute will the shaft have to turn, assuming a 2% negative slip?
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302. If the speed necessary for reaching port at a designated time is 18.5 knots and the pitch of the propeller is 21.7 feet, how many revolutions per minute will the shaft have to turn, assuming a 4% negative slip?
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303. If the speed necessary for reaching port at a designated time is 18.6 knots, and the pitch of the propeller is 26.2 feet, how many revolutions per minute will the shaft have to turn, assuming a 4% negative slip?
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304. If the speed necessary for reaching port at a designated time is 19.2 knots and the pitch of the propeller is 22.7 feet, how many revolutions per minute will the shaft have to turn, assuming a 4% positive slip?
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305. If the speed necessary for reaching port at a designated time is 19.6 knots and the pitch of the propeller is 24.6 feet, how many revolutions per minute will the shaft have to turn, assuming a 5% positive slip?
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306. If the speed necessary for reaching port at a designated time is 20.7 knots and the pitch of the propeller is 23.8 feet, how many revolutions per minute will the shaft have to turn, assuming a 3% negative slip?
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307. If the speed necessary for reaching port at a designated time is 21.6 knots and the pitch of the propeller is 22.5 feet, how many revolutions per minute will the shaft have to turn, assuming a 2% positive slip?
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308. If the speed necessary for reaching port at a designated time is 23.7 knots and the pitch of the propeller is 20.8 feet, how many revolutions per minute will the shaft have to turn, assuming a 7% negative slip?
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309. You have steamed 1124 miles at 21 knots, and consumed 326 tons of fuel. If you have 210 tons of usable fuel remaining, how far can you steam at 17 knots?
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310. You have steamed 1134 miles at 10 knots and consumed 121 tons of fuel. If you have to steam 1522 miles to complete the voyage, how many tons of fuel will be consumed while steaming at 12 knots?
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311. You have steamed 1175 miles at 19 knots, and consumed 257 tons of fuel. If you have to steam 1341 miles to complete the voyage, how many tons of fuel will be consumed while steaming at 18 knots?
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312. You have steamed 1260 miles at 18 knots, and consumed 205 tons of fuel. If you have to steam 1423 miles to complete the voyage, how many tons of fuel will be consumed while steaming at 16 knots?
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313. You have steamed 174 miles and consumed 18.0 tons of fuel. If you maintain the same speed, how many tons of fuel will you consume while steaming 416 miles?
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314. You have steamed 142 miles and consumed 21.0 tons of fuel. If you maintain the same speed, how many tons of fuel will you consume while steaming 465 miles?
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315. You have steamed 150 miles and consumed 17 tons of fuel. If you maintain the same speed, how many tons of fuel will you consume while steaming 350 miles?
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316. You have steamed 156 miles and consumed 19 tons of fuel. If you maintain the same speed, how many tons of fuel will you consume while steaming 273 miles?
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317. You have steamed 1587 miles at 11.2 knots, and have consumed one-half of your total fuel capacity of 2840 bbls. What is the maximum speed you can steam to complete the remaining 1951 miles?
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318. You have steamed 162 miles and consumed 14.0 tons of fuel. If you maintain the same speed, how many tons of fuel will you consume while steaming 285 miles?
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319. You have steamed 199 miles and consumed 23.0 tons of fuel. If you maintain the same speed, how many tons of fuel will you consume while steaming 410 miles?
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320. You have steamed 216 miles and consumed 19.0 tons of fuel. If you maintain the same speed, how many tons of fuel will you consume while steaming 315 miles?
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321. You have steamed 265 miles and consumed 25.0 tons of fuel. If you maintain the same speed, how many tons of fuel will you consume while steaming 346 miles?
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322. You have steamed 300 miles and consumed 34 tons of fuel. If you maintain the same speed, how many tons of fuel will you consume while steaming 700 miles?
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323. You have steamed 369 miles at 16 knots and burning 326 barrels of fuel per day. You must decrease your consumption to 212 barrels per day with 271 miles left in your voyage. What must you reduce your speed (kts) to in order to burn this amount of fuel?
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324. You have steamed 432 miles at 18 knots and burning 406 barrels of fuel per day. You must decrease your consumption to 221 barrels per day with 190 miles left in your voyage. What must you reduce your speed (kts) to in order to burn this amount of fuel?
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325. You have steamed 449 miles at 19 knots and burning 476 barrels of fuel per day. You must decrease your consumption to 185 barrels per day with 362 miles left in your voyage. What must you reduce your speed (kts) to in order to burn this amount of fuel?
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326. You have steamed 463 miles at 19 knots and burning 440 barrels of fuel per day. You must decrease your consumption to 200 barrels per day with 410 miles left in your voyage. What must you reduce your speed (kts) to in order to burn this amount of fuel?
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327. You have steamed 520 miles at 22 knots and burning 319 barrels of fuel per day. You must decrease your consumption to 137 barrels per day with 410 miles left in your voyage. What must you reduce your speed (kts) to in order to burn this amount of fuel?
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328. You have steamed 499 miles at 21 knots and are burning 462 barrels of fuel per day. You must decrease your consumption to 221 barrels per day with 311 miles left in your voyage. What must you reduce your speed (kts) to in order to burn this amount of fuel?
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329. You have steamed 504 miles at 21 knots and burning 633 barrels of fuel per day. You must decrease your consumption to 410 barrels per day with 399 miles left in your voyage. What must you reduce your speed (kts) to in order to burn this amount of fuel?
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330. You have steamed 525 miles at 16.0 knots, and consumed 105 tons of fuel. If you have 308 tons of usable fuel remaining, how far can you steam at 19 knots?
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331. You have steamed 540 miles at 22 knots and burning 618 barrels of fuel per day. You must decrease your consumption to 372 barrels per day with 299 miles left in your voyage. What must you reduce your speed (kts) to in order to burn this amount of fuel?
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332. You have steamed 560 miles at 23 knots and burning 524 barrels of fuel per day. You must decrease your consumption to 260 barrels per day with 316 miles left in your voyage. What must you reduce your speed (kts) to in order to burn this amount of fuel?
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333. You have steamed 607 miles at 17.0 knots, and consumed 121 tons of fuel. If you have 479 tons of usable fuel remaining, how far can you steam at 14.5 knots?
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334. You have steamed 632 miles at 18.5 knots and consumed 197 tons of fuel. If you have 278 tons of usable fuel remaining, how far can you steam at 15.0 knots?
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335. You have steamed 726 miles at 17.5 knots, and consumed 138 tons of fuel. If you have 252 tons of usable fuel remaining, how far can you steam at 13.5 knots?
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336. You have steamed 746 miles at 14.0 knots and consumed 152 tons of fuel. If you have 201 tons of usable fuel remaining, how far can you steam at 10 knots?
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337. You have steamed 775 miles at 17 knots, and consumed 145 tons of fuel. If you have to steam 977 miles to complete the voyage, how many tons of fuel will be consumed while steaming at 18 knots?
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338. You have steamed 803 miles at 13 knots, and consumed 179 tons of fuel. If you have 371 tons of usable fuel remaining, how far can you steam at 16 knots?
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339. You have steamed 824 miles at 15.5 knots, and consumed 179 tons of fuel. If you have 221 tons of usable fuel remaining, how far can you steam at 18 knots?
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340. You have steamed 836 miles at 14.5 knots, and consumed 191 tons of fuel. If you have 310 tons of usable fuel remaining, how far can you steam at 17 knots?
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341. You have steamed 916 miles at 13 knots, and consumed 166 tons of fuel. If you have 203 tons of usable fuel remaining, how far can you steam at 14 knots?
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342. You have steamed 916 miles at 13 knots, and consumed 166 tons of fuel. If you have to steam 1325 miles to complete the voyage, how many tons of fuel will be consumed while steaming at 14 knots?
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343. You have steamed 918 miles at 15.0 knots and consumed 183 tons of fuel. If you have 200 tons of usable fuel remaining, how far can you steam at 12 knots?
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344. You have steamed 925 miles at 13.5 knots, and consumed 181 tons of fuel. If you have 259 tons of usable fuel remaining, how far can you steam at 16 knots?
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345. You have steamed 989 miles at 16.5 knots and consumed 215 tons of fuel. If you have 345 tons of usable fuel remaining, how far can you steam at 13 knots?
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346. While steaming at 12 knots, your vessel burns 45 tons of fuel per day. What will be the rate of fuel consumption if you decrease speed to 11.5 knots?
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347. While steaming at 12.3 knots, your vessel burns 168 bbls of fuel per day. What will be the rate of fuel consumption if you increase speed to 13.5 knots?
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348. While steaming at 13.5 knots, your vessel consumes 251 barrels of fuel oil per day. In order to reduce consumption to 129 barrels of fuel oil per day, what is the maximum speed the vessel can turn for?
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349. While steaming at 14 knots, your vessel burns 276 bbls of fuel per day. What will be the rate of fuel consumption if you decrease speed to 11.7 knots?
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350. While steaming at 14.5 knots, your vessel consumes 242 barrels of fuel oil per day. In order to reduce consumption to 152 barrels of fuel oil per day, what is the maximum speed the vessel can turn for?
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351. While steaming at 14.5 knots, your vessel consumes 319 barrels of fuel oil per day. In order to reduce consumption to 217 barrels of fuel oil per day, what is the maximum speed the vessel can turn for?
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352. While steaming at 15 knots, your vessel burns 326 bbls of fuel per day. What will be the rate of fuel consumption if you decrease speed to 12.2 knots?
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353. While steaming at 15.0 knots, your vessel consumes 326 barrels of fuel oil per day. In order to reduce consumption to 178 barrels of fuel oil per day, what is the maximum speed the vessel can turn for?
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354. While steaming at 15.5 knots, your vessel consumes 333 barrels of fuel oil per day. In order to reduce consumption to 176 barrels of fuel oil per day, what is the maximum speed the vessel can turn for?
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355. While steaming at 16.3 knots, your vessel consumes 363 barrels of fuel oil per day. In order to reduce consumption to 298 barrels of fuel oil per day, what is the maximum speed the vessel can turn for?
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356. While steaming at 16.5 knots, your vessel consumes 349 barrels of fuel oil per day. In order to reduce consumption to 189 barrels of fuel oil per day, what is the maximum speed the vessel can turn for?
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357. While steaming at 17.0 knots, your vessel consumes 382 barrels of fuel oil per day. In order to reduce consumption to 223 barrels of fuel oil per day, what is the maximum speed the vessel can turn for?
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358. While steaming at 17.5 knots, your vessel consumes 378 barrels of fuel oil per day. In order to reduce consumption to 194 barrels of fuel oil per day, what is the maximum speed the vessel can turn for?
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359. While steaming at 18.9 knots, your vessel consumes 386 barrels of fuel oil per day. In order to reduce consumption to 251 barrels of fuel oil per day, what is the maximum speed the vessel can turn for?
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360. You are steaming at 19 knots and burning 440 barrels of fuel per day. You must decrease your consumption to 137 barrels per day. What must you reduce your speed to in order to burn this amount of fuel?
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361. While steaming at 19.4 knots, your vessel consumes 392 barrels of fuel oil per day. In order to reduce consumption to 182 barrels of fuel oil per day, what is the maximum speed the vessel can turn for?
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362. While steaming at 19.5 knots, your vessel burns 297 bbls of fuel per day. What will be the rate of fuel consumption if you decrease speed to 15 knots?
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363. You are steaming at 22 knots and burning 319 barrels of fuel per day. You must decrease your consumption to 137 barrels per day. What must you reduce your speed to in order to burn this amount of fuel?
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364. You are steaming on a course of 058° T at 11.5 knots. At 0209 you observe a lighthouse bearing 129° T. At 0252 the lighthouse bears 173° T. What is your distance off at the second bearing?
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365. You are steaming on a course of 071° T at 19 knots. At 1907 you observe a lighthouse bearing 122° T. At 1915 the lighthouse bears 154° T. What is your distance off at the second bearing
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366. You are steaming on a course of 167° T at 19.5 knots. At 1837 you observe a lighthouse bearing 224° T. At 1904 the lighthouse bears 268° T. What is your distance off at the second bearing?
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367. You are steaming on course 168°T at a speed of 18 knots. At 1426 you sight a buoy bearing 144°T. At 1435 you sight the same buoy bearing 116°T. What is your distance off at the second bearing and predicted distance when abeam?
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368. You are steaming on a course of 208°T at 21 knots. At 2019 you observe a lighthouse bearing 129°T. At 2030 the lighthouse bears 103°T. What is your distance off at the second bearing?
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369. You are steaming on a course of 211° T at 17 knots. At 0417 a light bears 184° T, and at 0428 the same light bears 168° T. What is the distance off the light at 0428?
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370. You are steaming on a course of 267° T at 22 knots. At 0433 you observe a lighthouse bearing 290° T. At 0452 the lighthouse bears 328° T. What is your distance off at the second bearing?
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371. On Sunday, 8 November, your ship is enroute from Texas City, TX, to Portland, ME. At 0632 ZT, you fix your position at LAT 27°06'N, LONG 90°36'W. When the lower limb of the Sun was two-thirds of a diameter above the visible horizon, the Sun bore 105° per standard magnetic compass. At this time the chronometer read 12h 39m 20s and is 3m 20s slow. If the variation is 3°E, determine the deviation of the standard compass.
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372. You swung ship and compared the magnetic compass against the gyrocompass to find deviation. Gyro error is 2°E. The variation is 8°W. Find the deviation on a magnetic compass heading of 234°. PSC PGC 030.5° 020° 061.5° 050° 092.0° 080° 122.5° 110° 152.0° 140° 181.0° 170° 210.0° 200° 239.5° 230° 269.0° 260° 298.0° 290° 327.5° 320° 358.5° 350°
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373. You swung ship and compared the magnetic compass against the gyro compass to find deviation. Gyro error is 2° W. The variation is 8° W. Find the deviation on a magnetic compass heading of 210°. PSC PGC 030.5° 024° 061.5° 054° 092.0° 084° 122.5° 114° 152.0° 144° 181.0° 174° 210.0° 204° 239.5° 234° 269.0° 264° 298.0° 294° 327.5° 324° 358.5° 354°
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374. You swung ship and compared the magnetic compass against the gyrocompass to find deviation. Gyro error is 2°W. The variation is 8°W. Find the deviation on a true heading of 236°. PSC PGC 030.5° 024° 061.5° 054° 092.0° 084° 122.5° 114° 152.0° 144° 181.0° 174° 210.0° 204° 239.5° 234° 269.0° 264° 298.0° 294° 327.5° 324° 358.5° 354°
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375. You swung ship and compared the magnetic compass against the gyrocompass to find deviation. Gyro error is 2°W. The variation is 8°W. Find the deviation on a gyro heading of 058°.
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376. You swung ship and compared the magnetic compass against the gyrocompass to find deviation. Gyro error is 2°W. The variation is 8°W. Find the deviation on a true heading of 319°.
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377. You are taking a time tick using the 1400 signal from Buenos Aires, Argentina. You hear a 0.4 second dash followed by a series of dots, noting that the 29th and the 56th to 59th dots are omitted. At the start of the following 0.4 second dash (which is followed by an 8 second pulse), the comparing watch reads 01h 59m 57s. When compared to the chronometer, the comparing watch reads 02h 00m 38s, and the chronometer reads 02h 01m 33s. What is the chronometer error?
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378. You are taking a time tick using the 1400 signal from Buenos Aires, Argentina. You hear a 0.4 second dash followed by a series of dots, noting that the 29th and the 56th to 59th dots are omitted. At the start of the following 0.4 second dash (which is followed by an 8 second pulse), the comparing watch reads 02h 00m 15s. When compared to the chronometer, the comparing watch reads 02h 01m 29s, and the chronometer reads 01h 59m 50s. What is the chronometer error?
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379. You are taking a time tick using the 1930 signal from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. You hear the preparatory signal "CQ DE PPE" repeated several times followed by a short dash (0.4 sec), 60 dots (0.1 sec each) and another short dash. At the beginning of the last dash, the comparing watch reads 07h 30m 08s. When compared to the chronometer, the comparing watch reads 07h 31m 48s, and the chronometer reads 07h 32m 16s. What is the chronometer error?
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380. You are taking a time tick using the 1930 signal from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. You hear the preparatory signal "CQ DE PPE" repeated several times followed by a short dash (0.4 sec), 60 dots (0.1 sec each) and another short dash. At the beginning of the last dash, the comparing watch reads 07h 30m 13s. When compared to the chronometer, the comparing watch reads 07h 31m 56s, and the chronometer reads 07h 30m 21s. What is the chronometer error?
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381. You are turning 100 RPM, with a propeller pitch of 25 feet, and an estimated slip of -5%. What is the speed of advance?
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382. You are turning 105 RPM, with a propeller pitch of 17 feet, and an estimated slip of -1%. What is the speed of advance?
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383. You are turning 68 RPM, with a propeller pitch of 18 feet, and an estimated slip of +2%. What is the speed of advance?
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384. You are turning 78 RPM, with a propeller pitch of 21 feet, and an estimated slip of -7%. What is the speed of advance?
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385. You are turning 82 RPM, with a propeller pitch of 23 feet, and an estimated slip of +6%. What is the speed of advance?
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386. You are turning 84 RPM, with a propeller pitch of 22 feet, and an estimated slip of 0%. What is the speed of advance?
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387. You are turning 85 RPM, with a propeller pitch of 19 feet, and an estimated slip of +3%. What is the speed of advance?
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388. You are turning 88 RPM, with a propeller pitch of 19 feet, and an estimated slip of 0%. What is the speed of advance?
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389. You are turning 90 RPM, with a propeller pitch of 24 feet, and an estimated slip of -3%. What is the speed of advance?
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390. You are turning 93 RPM, with a propeller pitch of 25 feet, and an estimated slip of 0%. What is the speed of advance?
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391. Two beacons form a range in the direction of 221.5°T. The range is seen in line from your vessel bearing 223° per gyrocompass. The variation in the area is 4°E. What is the error of your gyrocompass?
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392. You are underway on a course of 135° pgc at 15 knots, and you sight a lighthouse dead ahead at a range of 12.5 miles at 1145. What course would you steer to leave the lighthouse 3.0 miles off your port beam?
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393. You are underway on course 204° T at a speed of 17.3 knots. You sight a light bearing 205° T at a radar range of 4.7 miles at 1222. If you change course at 1228, what is the course to steer to leave the light abeam to port at 1.5 miles?
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394. You are underway on course 340° T at a speed of 14.8 knots. You sight a buoy bearing 342° T at a radar range of 4.8 miles at 1422. If you change course at 1428, what is the true course to steer to leave the buoy abeam to port at 1.0 mile?
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395. What will be the velocity of the tidal current 6 miles south of Shoal Point, NY, at 1850 DST (ZD +4) on 9 July 1983?
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396. Your vessel is at the approaches to Savannah, GA, with the wind coming out of the west. What will be the approximate direction of the wind-driven current?
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397. Your vessel arrives in port with sufficient fuel to steam 595 miles at 14 knots. If you are unable to take on bunkers, at what speed must you proceed to reach your next port, 707 miles distant?
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398. Your vessel is off Barnegat, NJ with the wind coming out of the east. What will be the approximate direction of the wind-driven current?
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399. Your vessel has consumed 1087 bbls of fuel after steaming 2210 miles at a speed of 10.75 kts. What is the maximum speed you can steam for the last 1000 miles of the voyage on the remaining 725 bbls, if you estimate 3% of the fuel is not usable?
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400. Your vessel consumes 156 barrels of fuel per day at a speed of 13.0 knots. What will be the fuel consumption of your vessel at 16.0 knots?
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401. Your vessel consumes 178 barrels of fuel per day at a speed of 13.5 knots. What will be the fuel consumption of your vessel at 15.0 knots?
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402. Your vessel consumes 199 barrels of fuel per day at a speed of 14.5 knots. What will be the fuel consumption of your vessel at 10.0 knots?
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403. Your vessel consumes 215 barrels of fuel per day at a speed of 18.0 knots. What will be the fuel consumption of your vessel at 14.0 knots?
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404. Your vessel consumes 216 barrels of fuel per day at a speed of 15.0 knots. What will be the fuel consumption of your vessel at 17.5 knots?
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405. Your vessel consumes 236 barrels of fuel per day at a speed of 16.5 knots. What will be the fuel consumption of your vessel at 13.0 knots?
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406. Your vessel consumes 268 barrels of fuel per day at a speed of 19.0 knots. What will be the fuel consumption of your vessel at 15.0 knots?
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407. Your vessel consumes 274 barrels of fuel per day at a speed of 17.5 knots. What will be the fuel consumption of your vessel at 13.5 knots?
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408. Your vessel is on a course of 034° T at 17 knots. At 0551 a light bears 056.5° T, and at 0623 the light bears 079° T. At what time and distance off will your vessel be when abeam of the light?
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409. Your vessel is on a course of 079° T at 11 knots. At 0152 a light bears 105.5° T, and at 0209 the light bears 124° T. At what time and at what distance off will your vessel be when abeam of the light?
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410. Your vessel is on a course of 107° T at 16 knots. At 0403 a light bears 129.5° T, and at 0426 the light bears 152° T. At what time and distance off will your vessel be when abeam of the light?
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411. Your vessel is on a course of 129° T at 13 knots. At 1937 a light bears 151.5° T. At 2003 the light bears 174° T. At what time and distance off will your vessel be when abeam of this light?
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412. Your vessel is on a course of 196° T at 17 knots. At 0417 a light bears 218.5° T, and at 0442 the light bears 241° T. At what time and distance off will your vessel be when abeam of the light?
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413. Your vessel is on a course of 255° T, at 14 knots. At 2126 a lighthouse is sighted dead ahead at a distance of 11 miles. You change course at this time to pass the lighthouse 3 miles abeam to port. What will be your ETA at this position off the lighthouse?
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414. Your vessel is on a course of 272° T at 15 knots. At 2113 a light bears 245.5° T, and at 2120 the light bears 227° T. At what time and at what distance off will your vessel be when abeam of the light?
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415. Your vessel is on a course of 297° T at 11 knots. At 0019 a light bears 274.5° T and at 0048 the light bears 252° T. At what time and at what distance off will your vessel be when abeam of the light?
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416. Your vessel is on a course of 307° T at 20 knots. At 0914 a light bears 284.5° T, and at 0937 the light bears 262° T. At what time and distance off will your vessel be when abeam of the light?
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417. Your vessel departs Arkhangel'sk, from position LAT 64° 32' N, LONG 40° 31' E at 0236 zone time, on 19 August. It is bound for New York, at position LAT 40° 42' N, LONG 74° 01' W. The distance is determined to be 4,216 miles, and you estimate that you will average 13.0 knots. What is your estimated zone time of arrival?
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418. Your vessel departs LAT 32°45'N, LONG 79°50'W, and is bound for LAT 34°21'S, LONG 18°29'E. Determine the distance by Mercator sailing.
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419. Your vessel departs Montevideo, Uruguay, LAT 34° 40.3' S, LONG 54° 09.1' W (ZD +4), at 1800 zone time, on 15 October. It is bound for New York, LAT 40° 27.5' N, LONG 73° 49.9' W (ZD +5). The distance is 5,749 miles, and you expect to average 20 knots. What is your estimated zone time of arrival?
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420. Your vessel departs Seattle at 1010 zone time, (ZD +8), on 28 May bound for Apra, Guam, (ZD -10). The distance by great circle is 4,948 miles, and you estimate that you will average 18.5 knots. What is your estimated zone time of arrival?
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421. Your vessel departs Yokohama from position LAT 35°27.0'N, LONG 139°39.0'E (ZD -9), at 1330 ZT on 23 July, bound for Seattle at position LAT 47°36.0'N, LONG 122°22.0'W (ZD +8). The distance by great circle is 4,245 miles, and you estimate that you will average 13.6 knots. What is your estimated ZT of arrival?
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422. Your vessel has a draft of 23 feet. On 23 June 1983 you wish to pass over a temporary obstruction near Beaufort, SC, that has a charted depth of 22 feet. Allowing for a safety margin of 3 feet, what is the earliest time after 1600 DST (ZD +4) that this passage can be made?
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423. Your vessel has a draft of 24 feet. On 7 April 1983 you wish to pass over a temporary obstruction near Lovell Island, MA, that has a charted depth of 22 feet. Allowing for a safety margin of 3.1 feet under your keel, what is the earliest time after 0100 EST (ZD +5) that this passage can be made?
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424. Your vessel is off Fire Island, NY with winds from the southwest. What will be the approximate direction of the wind-driven current?
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425. A vessel at LAT 10° 22.0' S, LONG 7° 18.0' E, heads for a destination at LAT 6° 52.0' N, LONG 57° 23.0' W. Determine the true course and distance by Mercator sailing.
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426. A vessel at LAT 11°22'S, LONG 009°18'E heads for a destination at LAT 06°52'N, LONG 57°23'W. Determine the true course and distance by Mercator sailing.
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427. A vessel at LAT 18° 54' N, LONG 73° 00' E, heads for a destination at LAT 13° 12' N, LONG 54° 00' E. Determine the true course and distance by Mercator sailing.
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428. A vessel at LAT 21° 18.5' N, LONG 157° 52.2' W, heads for a destination at LAT 8° 53.0' N, LONG 79° 31.0' W. Determine the true course and distance by Mercator sailing.
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429. A vessel at LAT 21° 32' N, LONG 160° 30' W, heads for a destination at LAT 30° 00' N, LONG 150° 00' E. Determine the true course and distance by Mercator sailing.
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430. A vessel at LAT 29° 38.0' N, LONG 93° 49.0' W, heads for a destination at LAT 24° 38.0' N, LONG 82° 55.2' W. Determine the true course and distance by Mercator sailing.
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431. A vessel at LAT 32° 05.0' N, LONG 81° 06.0' W, heads for a destination at LAT 35° 57.0' N, LONG 5° 45.0' W. Determine the distance by Mercator sailing.
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432. A vessel at LAT 32°14.7'N, LONG 66°28.9'W, heads for a destination at LAT 36°58.7'N, LONG 75°42.2'W. Determine the distance by Mercator sailing.
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433. A vessel at LAT 32° 14.7' N, LONG 66° 28.9' W, heads for a destination at LAT 36° 58.7' N, LONG 75° 42.2' W. Determine the true course by Mercator sailing.
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434. A vessel at LAT 33°45'N, LONG 118°30'W, heads for a destination at LAT 21°15'N, LONG 157°36'W. Determine the true course and distance by Mercator sailing.
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435. A vessel at LAT 38° 03.0' S, LONG 49° 38.0' W, heads for a destination at LAT 41° 26.0' S, LONG 38° 32.0' W. Determine the true course by Mercator sailing.
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436. A vessel at LAT 38°36'N, LONG 11°36'W, heads for a destination at LAT 24°16'N, LONG 71°52'W. Determine the true course and distance by Mercator sailing.
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437. A vessel at LAT 40°42.0'N, LONG 74°01.0'W, heads for a destination at LAT 14°41.0'N, LONG 17°26.0'W. Determine the true course and distance by Mercator sailing.
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438. A vessel at LAT 45° 36.0' N, LONG 11° 36.0' W, heads for a destination at LAT 24° 16.0' N, LONG 73° 52.0' W. Determine the true course and distance by Mercator sailing.
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439. A vessel at LAT 49° 45' N, LONG 6° 35' W, heads for a destination at LAT 25° 50' N, LONG 77° 00' W. Determine the true course and distance by Mercator sailing.
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440. Your vessel is proceeding up a channel, and you see a pair of range lights that are in line ahead. The chart indicates that the direction of this pair of lights is 311°T, and the variation is 8°E. If the heading of your vessel at the time of the sighting is 305° per standard magnetic compass, what is the correct deviation?
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441. Your vessel's propeller has a pitch of 22'06". From 0530, 19 March, to 1930, 20 March, the average RPM was 82. The distance run by observation was 721.5 miles. What was the slip?
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442. Your vessel receives a distress call from a vessel reporting her position as LAT 35°01'S, LONG 18°51'W. Your position is LAT 30°18'S, LONG 21°42'W. Determine the true course from your vessel to the vessel in distress by Mercator sailing.
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443. Your vessel receives a distress call from a vessel reporting her position at LAT 5° 24' N, LONG 31° 16' W. Your position is LAT 2° 39' S, LONG 39° 24' W. Determine the distance from your vessel to the vessel in distress by Mercator sailing.
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444. Your vessel will sail from a position in LAT 8° 51.0' N, LONG 81° 31.0' W to a position at LAT 33° 51.5' S, LONG 151° 13.0' E. The distance by great circle is 7,635 miles, and you estimate an average speed of 15.0 knots. What is your estimated zone time of arrival if you depart at 1510 ZT, on 23 July?
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445. A vessel steams 1082 miles on course 047° T from LAT 37° 18.0' N, LONG 24° 40.0' W. What is the latitude and longitude of the point of arrival by Mercator sailing?
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446. A vessel steams 1106 miles on course 249°T from LAT 13°30.0'N, LONG 144°30.3'E. What is the latitude and longitude of the point of arrival by Mercator sailing?
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447. A vessel steams 1650 miles on course 077°T from LAT 12°47'N, LONG 45°10'E. What is the latitude and longitude of the point of arrival by Mercator sailing?
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448. A vessel steams 3312 miles on course 282°T from LAT 34°24'S, LONG 18°18'E. What is the latitude and longitude of the point of arrival by Mercator sailing?
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449. A vessel steams 666 miles on course 135°T from LAT 40°24.0'N, LONG 74°30.0'W. What is the latitude and longitude of the point of arrival by Mercator sailing?
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450. Your vessel is steaming on a course of 140° T at 15 knots. At 1530 a lighthouse bears 200° T. At 1550 it bears 249° T. What is your distance from the lighthouse at 1550?
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451. Your vessel is steering 049° T at 15 knots. At 1914 a light bears 078° T, and at 1951 the same light bears 116° T. What will be your distance off abeam?
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452. Your vessel is steering 157° T at 18 knots. At 2018 a light bears 208° T. At 2044 the same light bears 232° T. What will be your distance off when abeam?
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453. Your vessel is steering 194° T at 13 knots. At 0116 a light bears 243° T, and at 0147 the same light bears 267° T. What will be your distance off abeam?
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454. Your vessel is steering 354°T at 14 knots. At 0317 a light bears 049°T, and at 0342 the same light bears 071°T. What will be your distance off abeam?
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455. Your vessel is underway on a course of 115° T at 18 knots. At 1850 a lighthouse bears 137.5° T. At 1920, the same lighthouse bears 160° T. What time will the lighthouse pass abeam to starboard?
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456. You are on a voyage from Baltimore, MD to Seattle, WA. The distance from pilot to pilot is 5960 miles. The speed of advance is 16.0 knots. You estimate 16 hours for bunkering at Colon, and 12.0 hours for the Panama Canal transit. If you take departure at 0824 hours (ZD +5), 18 November, what is your ETA (ZD +8) at Seattle?
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457. You are on a voyage from Belem, Brazil to Mobile, AL. The distance from departure to arrival is 3150 miles. The speed of advance is 14.0 knots. You estimate a layover in San Juan, Puerto Rico, of 17.5 hours. If you took departure at 2200 (ZD +3h 30m), 26 February, what was your ETA (ZD +6) at Mobile?
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458. You are on a voyage from Boston, MA to the South Pass, LA. The distance is 1870 miles, and the speed of advance is 13.6 knots. You estimate 16.5 hours for bunkering enroute at Port Everglades, FL. If you sailed at 0836 hours (ZD +5), 26 February, what was your ETA (ZD +6) at the South Pass?
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459. You are on a voyage from Corpus Christi, TX to Fort de France, Martinique. The distance from pilot to pilot is 2190 miles (2521 statute miles). The speed of advance is 15.0 knots. You estimate a layover in Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands, of 16.0 hours. If you take departure at 0654 (ZD +6), 27 November, what is your ETA (ZD +4) at Fort de France?
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460. You are on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Galveston, TX. The distance is 2138 miles, and the speed of advance is 12.5 knots. You estimate 18.0 hours for bunkering enroute at Port Everglades, FL. If you sail at 0648 hours (ZD +4), 12 June, what is your ETA (ZD +5) at Galveston?
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461. You are on a voyage from Limoy, Costa Rica to Los Angeles, CA. The distance from departure to arrival is 3150 miles. The speed of advance is 14.0 knots. You estimate 24.0 hours for bunkering at Colon, and 12.0 hours for the Panama Canal transit. If you take departure at 1836 hours (ZD +6), 28 January, what is your ETA (ZD +8) at Los Angeles?
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462. You are on a voyage from New York, NY, to San Francisco, CA. The distance from pilot to pilot is 5132 miles. The speed of advance is 13.5 knots. You estimate 32 hours for bunkering at Colon, and 14 hours for the Panama Canal transit. If you take departure at 0600 hours (ZD +4), 16 May, what is your ETA (ZD +7) at San Francisco?
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463. You are on a voyage from San Diego, CA to New York, NY. The distance from pilot to pilot is 4860 miles. The speed of advance is 15.0 knots. You estimate 18 hours for bunkering at Colon, and 14 hours for the Panama Canal transit. If you take departure at 0836 hours (ZD +7), 4 July, what is your ETA (ZD +4) at New York?
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464. You are on a voyage from St. John, Canada to Galveston, TX. The distance is 2280 miles, and the speed of advance is 15.0 knots. You estimate 16.5 hours for bunkering enroute at Ft. Lauderdale, FL. If you sailed at 1642 hours (ZD +4), 27 February, what was your ETA (ZD +6) at Galveston?
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465. You are on a voyage from Valdez, AK, to the Panama Canal. The distance from pilot to pilot is 4950 miles. The speed of advance is 15.0 knots. You estimate a layover in San Francisco, CA, of 36.0 hours. If you take departure at 0800 (ZD +10), 29 October, what is your ETA (ZD +5) at the Panama Canal?
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466. You want to transit Hell Gate, NY on 23 July 1983. What is the period of time around the AM (ZD +4) slack before ebb when the current will be less than 0.3 knot?
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467. The wind at Frying Pan shoals has been north-northeasterly at an average velocity of 30 mph. The predicted set and drift of the rotary current are 355° at 0.8 knot. What current should you expect?
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468. The wind at Frying Pan shoals has been northwesterly at an average velocity of 22 mph. The predicted set and drift of the rotary current are 125° at 0.6 knot. What current should you expect?
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469. The wind at Frying Pan shoals has been south-southwesterly at an average velocity of 30 mph. The predicted set and drift of the rotary current are 232° at 0.8 knot. What current should you expect?
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470. The wind at Frying Pan shoals has been west-northwesterly at an average velocity of 40 mph. The predicted set and drift of the rotary current are 323° at 0.6 knot. What current should you expect?
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471. The wind in the vicinity of Nantucket Shoals Light has been southerly at an average speed of 23 mph. The predicted set and drift of the rotary current is 225° at 0.8 knot. What current should you expect?
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472. On 4 October your 1907 zone time DR position is LAT 25°15.0'S, LONG 105°44.0'E. At that time, you observe Deneb bearing 011.5°psc. The chronometer reads 00h 07m 42s, and the chronometer error is 00m 36s fast. The variation is 7.5°W. What is the deviation of the standard compass?
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473. You swung ship and compared the magnetic compass against the gyrocompass to find deviation. Gyro error is 2°W. The variation is 8°W. Find the deviation on a magnetic compass heading of 210°.
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474. You swung ship and compared the magnetic compass against the gyrocompass to find deviation. Gyro error is 2°W. The variation is 8°W. Find the deviation on a magnetic compass heading of 022°. PSC PGC 030.5° 024° 061.5° 054° 092.0° 084° 122.5° 114° 152.0° 144° 181.0° 174° 210.0° 204° 239.5° 234° 269.0° 264° 298.0° 294° 327.5° 324° 358.5° 354°
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