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    The document provides a solution to a Mercator sailing problem to determine the course and distance between two points. It gives the starting and ending latitudes and longitudes in degrees and minutes. It then calculates the changes in latitude, meridian parts, and longitude. From these values, it determines the true course is N 56.3 degrees E by taking the tangent of the ratio of the changes. Finally, it calculates the distance as 1856.4 miles by dividing the change in latitude by the cosine of the true course angle.

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    Topic 11 Types of Sailing - Mercator Sailing using table - Using Meridional Parts

    Mercator Sailing Problem

    M/V White Harmony sailed from Lat1 32֯ – 30’N Long1 142֯ – 20’E to Lat2 49֯ – 40’N Long2 176֯ – 40’E.
    Determine the course and distance by Mercator sailing.

    Solution 1: Solve first Dlat, DMP and Dlo.

    Lat1 32֯ – 30’N MP1 2051.3 (From table 5) Long1 142֯ – 20’E
    Lat2 49֯ – 40’N MP2 3425.7 (useful tables) Long2 176֯ – 40’E
    Dlat = 17֯ – 10’ N DMP 1374.4 Dlo = 034֯ – 20’E
    x 60 x 60
    = 1020 = 2040
    + 10 + 20
    Dlat = 1030’ Dlo = 2060’

    Note: Dlat and Dlo must be converted to miles before solving the True Course and Distance.

    2) Find the True Course


    Tan Co. Angle = Dlo
    DMP
    = 2060
    1374.4
    = 1.498835856
    (shift Tan) =
    Co. angle = N 56.3֯ E (Named N-E accdg. to Dlat = Dlo)
    T/Course = 056.3֯

    3) Find the distance


    Dist = Dlat
    Cos Co. Angle
    = 1030
    Cos 56.3֯
    Dist = 1856.4 miles

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