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Worksheet 22 · Skill 7

Doubling the angle on the bow

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  1. Steering 033°T at 4.4 kn, at 1555 you see Tern Island tower 40° on the starboard bow. At 1622 it is 80° on the starboard bow.

    How far off the object are you at 1622? If you hold your course and there is no current, how far off will you pass when it is abeam?

    Tolerance: 0.05 nm.

    Distance off at 1622: ________ nm   Distance off when abeam: ________ nm  

  2. Steering 268°T at 10.7 kn, at 1315 you see Gannet Rock daybeacon 35° on the starboard bow. At 1323 it is 70° on the starboard bow.

    How far off the object are you at 1323? If you hold your course and there is no current, how far off will you pass when it is abeam?

    Tolerance: 0.05 nm.

    Distance off at 1323: ________ nm   Distance off when abeam: ________ nm  

  3. Steering 124°T at 10.5 kn, at 1020 you see Gannet Rock daybeacon 25° on the port bow. At 1039 it is 50° on the port bow.

    How far off the object are you at 1039? If you hold your course and there is no current, how far off will you pass when it is abeam?

    Tolerance: 0.05 nm.

    Distance off at 1039: ________ nm   Distance off when abeam: ________ nm  

  4. Steering 088°T at 4.6 kn, at 1325 you see Kittle water tank 30° on the starboard bow. At 1337 it is 60° on the starboard bow.

    How far off the object are you at 1337? If you hold your course and there is no current, how far off will you pass when it is abeam?

    Tolerance: 0.05 nm.

    Distance off at 1337: ________ nm   Distance off when abeam: ________ nm  

  5. Steering 059°T at 11.2 kn, at 0725 you see Tern Island tower 30° on the port bow. At 0738 it is 60° on the port bow.

    How far off the object are you at 0738? If you hold your course and there is no current, how far off will you pass when it is abeam?

    Tolerance: 0.05 nm.

    Distance off at 0738: ________ nm   Distance off when abeam: ________ nm  

  6. Steering 127°T at 8.1 kn, at 1520 you see Heron Point Light 40° on the starboard bow. At 1544 it is 80° on the starboard bow.

    How far off the object are you at 1544? If you hold your course and there is no current, how far off will you pass when it is abeam?

    Tolerance: 0.05 nm.

    Distance off at 1544: ________ nm   Distance off when abeam: ________ nm  

  7. Steering 235°T at 7.9 kn, at 1735 you see Tern Island tower 25° on the port bow. At 1746 it is 50° on the port bow.

    How far off the object are you at 1746? If you hold your course and there is no current, how far off will you pass when it is abeam?

    Tolerance: 0.05 nm.

    Distance off at 1746: ________ nm   Distance off when abeam: ________ nm  

  8. Steering 333°T at 10.9 kn, at 1105 you see Westfield church spire 25° on the port bow. At 1116 it is 50° on the port bow.

    How far off the object are you at 1116? If you hold your course and there is no current, how far off will you pass when it is abeam?

    Tolerance: 0.05 nm.

    Distance off at 1116: ________ nm   Distance off when abeam: ________ nm  

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

Answer key

No.AnswersProblem
1Distance off at 1622: 1.98 nm
Distance off when abeam: 1.95 nm
No. 22001 (worked solution)
2Distance off at 1323: 1.43 nm
Distance off when abeam: 1.34 nm
No. 22002 (worked solution)
3Distance off at 1039: 3.33 nm
Distance off when abeam: 2.55 nm
No. 22003 (worked solution)
4Distance off at 1337: 0.92 nm
Distance off when abeam: 0.80 nm
No. 22004 (worked solution)
5Distance off at 0738: 2.43 nm
Distance off when abeam: 2.10 nm
No. 22005 (worked solution)
6Distance off at 1544: 3.24 nm
Distance off when abeam: 3.19 nm
No. 22006 (worked solution)
7Distance off at 1746: 1.45 nm
Distance off when abeam: 1.11 nm
No. 22007 (worked solution)
8Distance off at 1116: 2.00 nm
Distance off when abeam: 1.53 nm
No. 22008 (worked solution)