Q185 - Navigation Problems: Near Coastal, USCG prep certification 2026

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1. 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?Not learned 2. 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?Not learned 3. You are steering 142°pgc to make good your desired course. The gyro error is 1°E. The variation is 8°W. What should you steer by standard magnetic compass to make good the desired course? DEVIATION TABLE Magnetic Heading Deviation 120° 4°E 135° 2°E 150° 0Not learned 4. 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 143°. 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°Not learned 5. The true course between two points is 312°. Your gyrocompass has an error of 3°W. You make an allowance of 4° leeway for a west by south wind. What gyro course should be steered to make the true course good?Not learned 6. You are underway on course 160°T while turning for an engine speed of 10 knots. The current is 210°T at 0.9 knots. What is the speed being made good?Not learned 7. Your vessel is proceeding up a channel, and you see a pair of range lights that are in line dead ahead. The chart indicates that the direction of this pair of lights is 283°T, and the variation is 13°E. If the heading of your vessel at the time of the sighting is 278° per standard compass, what is the deviation?Not learned 8. 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?Not learned 9. 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?Not learned 10. 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?Not learned 11. 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?Not learned 12. On 6 July 1983, at 1830 DST (ZD +4), what will be the predicted height of tide at Newburgh, NY?Not learned 13. 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?Not learned 14. 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?Not learned 15. 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?Not learned 16. 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?Not learned 17. You desire to make good a true course of 038°. The variation is 5°E, magnetic compass deviation is 4°W, and gyrocompass error is 4°W. A southeasterly wind produces a 4° leeway. What is the course to steer per standard magnetic compass to make the true course good?Not learned 18. You desire to make good a true course of 157°. The variation is 15°E, magnetic compass deviation is 9°W, and gyrocompass error is 3°E. A southwesterly wind produces a 2° leeway. What is the course to steer per standard magnetic compass to make the true course good?Not learned 19. What will be the height of tide at Three Mile Harbor Entrance, Gardiners Bay, NY, at 0700 (ZD +5) on 14 Nov 1983?Not learned 20. 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.Not learned 21. 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.Not learned 22. 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.Not learned 23. 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.Not learned 24. 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?Not learned 25. Your ship is entering port from sea, and you sight a pair of range lights. When in line, they bear 315° per standard magnetic compass. The chart shows that the range bearing is 312°T, and that variation is 6°W. What is the deviation of your compass at the time of the sighting?Not learned 26. 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?Not learned 27. 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?Not learned 28. 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°Not learned 29. 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°Not learned 30. 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°.Not learned 31. 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?Not learned 32. 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?Not learned 33. 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?Not learned 34. (5.9.2.3-11) What will be the time after 1000 EST (ZD +5), on 4 March 1983, that the height of the tide at City Island, NY, will be 2.4 feet?Not learned 35. You are turning 90 RPM, with a propeller pitch of 24 feet, and an estimated slip of -3%. What is the speed of advance?Not learned 36. 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?Not learned 37. What will be the velocity of the tidal current at Port Royal, VA, at 1505 DST (ZD +4) on 4 June 1983?Not learned 38. 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?Not learned 39. 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.Not learned 40. 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.Not learned 41. 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.Not learned 42. 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?Not learned 43. 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.Not learned 44. Your vessel is steering course 243°psc. Variation for the area is 5°E, and deviation is 2°W. The wind is from the south-southeast, producing a 2° leeway. What true course are you making good?Not learned 45. 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?Not learned 46. 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?Not learned 47. 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 143°.Not learned 48. On 10 November 2023 at 0130, you are inbound at Charleston Harbor Entrance Buoy “10” (ACT6611). What is the direction and velocity of the current you are encountering as you pass Buoy “10”Not learned 49. On 14 October 2023, you will be docking at the Southern Branch Elizabeth River, VA at the first low tide. The berth is located between NOAA reference tidal station #8638660 and subordinate station #8639348. What time (LST) will you be dockingNot learned 50. On 5 October 2023, you will be docking at the Redwood Marine Terminal in Eureka, CA at the second low tide. The berth is located between NOAA reference tidal station #9418767 and subordinate station #9418801. What time (LST) will you be dockingNot learned 51. On 9 November 2023 at 1630, you are inbound at Charleston Harbor Entrance Buoy “10” (ACT6611). What is the direction and velocity of the current you are encountering as you pass Buoy “10”Not learned 52. 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 gyro heading of 037°.Not learned 53. 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°Not learned