Plotroom

PREVIEWFree during preview: checkout has not opened, so skills 5 to 8, worksheets and CSV cost nothing yet. Price when it opens: Plot Pass $1.95/month or $19.50/year.

Worksheet 94 · Skill 6

Course to steer

Next sheet

Plot Pass worksheet. Plot Pass $1.95/month or $19.50/year · Free during preview. Plotroom · cedarpointmarina.net · invented chart, not for navigation.

  1. You are at 130°T, 1.5 nm from Westfield church spire, bound for Green can "1". Your speed through the water is 6.8 kn. The current sets 015°T at 1.0 kn.

    Find the true course to steer that keeps you on the straight track to the buoy, your speed over the ground, and how many minutes it will take.

    Tolerance: 3° (the track is measured on the chart), 0.3 kn and 3 minutes (or 5 %).

    Course to steer: ________ °T   Speed over the ground: ________ kn   Time to the mark: ________ min  

  2. You are at 244°T, 2.2 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon, bound for Red nun "2". Your speed through the water is 9.0 kn. The current sets 027°T at 0.6 kn.

    Find the true course to steer that keeps you on the straight track to the buoy, your speed over the ground, and how many minutes it will take.

    Tolerance: 3° (the track is measured on the chart), 0.3 kn and 3 minutes (or 5 %).

    Course to steer: ________ °T   Speed over the ground: ________ kn   Time to the mark: ________ min  

  3. You are at 326°T, 1.1 nm from Kittle water tank, bound for Green can "3". Your speed through the water is 5.7 kn. The current sets 051°T at 1.9 kn.

    Find the true course to steer that keeps you on the straight track to the buoy, your speed over the ground, and how many minutes it will take.

    Tolerance: 3° (the track is measured on the chart), 0.3 kn and 3 minutes (or 5 %).

    Course to steer: ________ °T   Speed over the ground: ________ kn   Time to the mark: ________ min  

  4. You are at 301°T, 2.4 nm from Tern Island tower, bound for Bell buoy "HS". Your speed through the water is 8.6 kn. The current sets 104°T at 2.3 kn.

    Find the true course to steer that keeps you on the straight track to the buoy, your speed over the ground, and how many minutes it will take.

    Tolerance: 3° (the track is measured on the chart), 0.3 kn and 3 minutes (or 5 %).

    Course to steer: ________ °T   Speed over the ground: ________ kn   Time to the mark: ________ min  

  5. You are at 043°T, 1.8 nm from Westfield church spire, bound for Red nun "2". Your speed through the water is 10.4 kn. The current sets 059°T at 0.9 kn.

    Find the true course to steer that keeps you on the straight track to the buoy, your speed over the ground, and how many minutes it will take.

    Tolerance: 3° (the track is measured on the chart), 0.3 kn and 3 minutes (or 5 %).

    Course to steer: ________ °T   Speed over the ground: ________ kn   Time to the mark: ________ min  

  6. You are at 294°T, 1.1 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon, bound for Bell buoy "HS". Your speed through the water is 8.0 kn. The current sets 256°T at 0.8 kn.

    Find the true course to steer that keeps you on the straight track to the buoy, your speed over the ground, and how many minutes it will take.

    Tolerance: 3° (the track is measured on the chart), 0.3 kn and 3 minutes (or 5 %).

    Course to steer: ________ °T   Speed over the ground: ________ kn   Time to the mark: ________ min  

  7. You are at 219°T, 2.8 nm from Tern Island tower, bound for Green can "1". Your speed through the water is 6.0 kn. The current sets 269°T at 2.3 kn.

    Find the true course to steer that keeps you on the straight track to the buoy, your speed over the ground, and how many minutes it will take.

    Tolerance: 3° (the track is measured on the chart), 0.3 kn and 3 minutes (or 5 %).

    Course to steer: ________ °T   Speed over the ground: ________ kn   Time to the mark: ________ min  

  8. You are at 202°T, 2.2 nm from Tern Island tower, bound for Green can "1". Your speed through the water is 6.9 kn. The current sets 113°T at 1.8 kn.

    Find the true course to steer that keeps you on the straight track to the buoy, your speed over the ground, and how many minutes it will take.

    Tolerance: 3° (the track is measured on the chart), 0.3 kn and 3 minutes (or 5 %).

    Course to steer: ________ °T   Speed over the ground: ________ kn   Time to the mark: ________ min  

Practice Sheet No. 1

Practice Sheet No. 1 with the starting fixes of this worksheet 34 41 22 38 29 18 27 44 12 21 19 N VAR 7°W (invented) Heron Sound Heron Point Tern Island Westfield Kittle Gannet Rock Fl W 4s 52ft 14M TR TANK SPIRE STACK Dbn 1 2 3 HS 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Border scale: nautical miles (1 nm = 10 ticks) PRACTICE SHEET No. 1 · HERON SOUNDInvented for practice · NOT FOR NAVIGATION · Plotroom Start Start Start Start Start Start Start Start

Answer key

No.AnswersProblem
1Course to steer: 120 °T
Speed over the ground: 6.6 kn
Time to the mark: 25 min
No. 94001 (worked solution)
2Course to steer: 285 °T
Speed over the ground: 8.9 kn
Time to the mark: 20 min
No. 94002 (worked solution)
3Course to steer: 286 °T
Speed over the ground: 4.9 kn
Time to the mark: 64 min
No. 94003 (worked solution)
4Course to steer: 086 °T
Speed over the ground: 10.8 kn
Time to the mark: 34 min
No. 94004 (worked solution)
5Course to steer: 136 °T
Speed over the ground: 10.6 kn
Time to the mark: 23 min
No. 94005 (worked solution)
6Course to steer: 047 °T
Speed over the ground: 7.3 kn
Time to the mark: 38 min
No. 94006 (worked solution)
7Course to steer: 234 °T
Speed over the ground: 8.0 kn
Time to the mark: 15 min
No. 94007 (worked solution)
8Course to steer: 260 °T
Speed over the ground: 5.5 kn
Time to the mark: 32 min
No. 94008 (worked solution)