Revision Paper C

1.

Your vessel is to proceed from Santos (Brazil) to Cape Town (South Africa).

The chosen route from Ocean Passages of the World is by Rhumb line from Santos pilot
station to Santos departure point and then by Great Circle to Cape Town Pilot station.

Santos Pilot 24° 00’ S 046° 18’W

Santos (Departure Point) 24° 12’ S 046° 00’W
Cape Town Pilot 33° 54’ S 018° 24’ E

Calculate:-

i) The course and distance to Santos departure waypoint.

ii) The initial course and distance from Santos departure point to Cape Town pilot by great
circle.
iii) The latitude where GC track crosses 020° W.

2.

In Ocean Passages for the World, outline the reasons why different routes are stated for:

● East or West bound vessels

● High or Low powered vessels
● Time of the year

3.

On 12th June at 1900GMT a vessel was in DR position 48° 01’N, 022° 18’E. Course 042°T and
speed 15 knots.

A sight of Venus bearing 250°T gave an intercept of 4.0’ Towards.

At 0400GMT Polaris was observed at a sextant altitude of 49° 58.0’.

Index error 1.2’ off the arc. Height of eye 18.2m.

Find the vessel’s position at 0400GMT.

NB. These formulae and symbols are for guidance only and other formulae which give
equally valid results are acceptable

Departure = D’Long x Cos Mean Lat

Tan Course = Dep

D’Lat

Distance = D’Lat
Cos Course

Tan course = D’Long

DMP

Cos AB = (Cos P x Sin PA x Sin PB) + (Cos PA x Cos PB)

A = Tan Lat
Tan LHA

B = Tan Dec
Sin LHA

C = A +/- B

Tan Azimuth = 1
C x Cos Lat

Sin Amplitude = Sin Dec

Cos Lat

Sin mid part = Tan adjacent x Tan adjacent

Sin mid part = Cos opposite x Cos opposite

 Answers

1. a) Course = 126.2°T distance = 20.3

b) Dist = 3374.2 nm Initial Course = 115.7°T

Vertex 34° 47.3’S 003° 41.5’E

c) 32° 27.8S
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In Ocean Passages for the World, outline the reasons why different routes are stated for:

● East or West bound vessels

Favourable / un-favourable Currents

Favourable / un favourable Winds
Favourable / un favourable Seas

● High or Low powered vessels

Un-favourable Currents
Un favourable Winds / Gales
Un favourable Seas

● Time of the year

Monsoons
Ice
TRS
Visiblity/Fog