Chart 5047

compass bearings:
Q1. Avesselat Anchor observes the following
a) St Gown Lt Vessel :- 221°(C)
b) Caldey Island Lt Ho :-061° (C)
c) St Gowan Head :-305° (C)
Compass error. ANS:-51°32' N 004° 54' WN; 2° W.
Find position of the vessel and the
CHART:-5047

,observes following bearing at 1900 hrs

Q2. A vessel steering a certain course

a) St Gowan Head Pt (37) :- 259° (C)

:- 079° (C)
b) Caldey Island Lt Ho
1930 hrs
the vessel observes St Gown Lt Vessel 30 on her Starboard bow. At
Same time vessel and course
her Stbd bow .Find position of the
she observes same Lt Vessel 60° on N, 004°
ANS:- Position at 1900hrs :- 51°37'
steered by the vessel. Shipsspeed 12 kts.
46.7' W; 200°( T)/201° (C) CHART 5047
Bay observes the following:
Q3. At0600 hrs, a vessel anchored at Carmarthen
a) Watch Tower :- 045°(C)
b) Rhossilli Down Tower :-118° (C)
c) Helwick Lt Vessel :- 180( C)

Find i) Compass error ii) Position of the vessel.

ANS :- a) 4° w b) 51° 37.1' N ,004° 26.3'W. CHART 5047
Lundy Light (
Q4. Aship steered 020° (T) at 12kts. Following bearings were obtained of North
139°(T)
Lat 51° 12.5'N, Long 064° 40' W), 2100 hrs :- 083°(T),2130hrs 1210 (T),2148 hrs
.AT 2130 hrs same light ho was 8.4n.moff. If the current remained same throughout,
find the Course to steer and engine speed required to reach Port Talbot Pilot station
(51° 29' N;004°00'W) at 0100 hrs next day.ANS:- CTS :- 073° (T) ,Eng spd :- 12.6 kts.
(CHECKED) CHART 5047

Q5. A vessel at Anchor off Fore land Point observes the following :
Fore land point Point Lt( 51° 15' N, 003° 47' W:- 190° (G)
Nash point Lt (510 24' N, 003° 33 W:- 0700 (G)
Scar weather Point Lt Vessel (51° 27' N, 003° 56 W): 320° (G)
Find vessel's position andGyro error. CHART 5047
Answer:- G.E:-30 (H); Position:- 51° 20.5' N, 003° 45.9'W
Q 6. Avessel Steering a certain course observes following bearings at 1900 hrs
Govan's Head Point (37) (510 35.8' N, 004° 55.4' W)-- 257° (C)
Caldey ls Lt (51037.9' N, 004° 41' W) --- 0770(C)
Same time i.e at 1900 hrs St Govan Lt Vessel(510 30.6' N, 0040 59.7' W) was observed
30°on Starboard bow. At 1930hrs finds the same Lt Vessel 60° on her Starboard bow
.Findthe position of thevessel at 1900 hrs andcourse steered by the vessel. Espd12
kts. CHART 5047

ANSWER :- Course :- 202° (T), Position :- 51° 37 N, 004° 47.4' W

(SAME AS QN0-2)
Q7. At 0800 hrs a Vessel observes vertical Sextant Angle of Lundy Island North Lt Ho( 51º 12
N, 0040 40.6' W) charted Height 50m ,to be 0° 20.5' I.E 2.0' On the arc,when it was due
East. Find course to steer from this position to have St Gowan Lt Vessel( 51° 30.5 N,
004° 49.5' W) right ahead when it is 4.0 miles off, if the current was assumed to be
setting 250°(T) at 3.5 kts. At 0920 hrs St Gowan Lt Vessel was observed to bear 326°(T)
X4.0'. Find the correct Set and Rate of current. Eng Spd:- 12 kts.ANS:- CTS:- 353°(T),
Actual set and rate of current :-256°(T) X 2.5 kts.
Q8. A vessel observes Caldey Is Lt Ho( 51° 38' N, 004° 41' W) to bear 270(T) at 0400 hrs. The
visibility then becomes verypoor. Find safe courses to steer toarrive at Port Talbot Pilot
Station(51° 29.0' N, 004° 00' W),if current was setting 050°(T) at 2 kts.At what time
should the vessel make the final alteration of course. Eng Spd :-12 kts ANS:- 188°(T),
096 (T), Time:- 0453 hrs.
Q9. Aship is steering a course 030°(T) at 12 kts observes Lundy Island South Light to bear
352°(T) at 1600 hrs, same light bore 284°(T) at 1620 hrs. At 1700 hrs Bull Point Lt Ho
bore 125°(T) .The current was known to besetting 070°(T) ,Find ship's position at 1700
hrs and rate of current. ANS:- 51° 16.7' N,004° 21.9' W, Rate of current 4.2kts.
Q10. While steering 300°(T) at 14 kts observed CaldeyIs Lt (51° 38 N, 004° 41' W) bore
340°(T) at 1200 hrs At 1250 hrs Old Castle Hd (65) Pt (51038.2' N,004° 47' w) bore
000°(T) andat 1310 hrs Stack Pole(51°37 N, 0040 53.6 W) bore 000(T) X6.7' .Find the
following :-i) Position of the vessel at 1200 hrs ii) CMG,SMG ii) Set and Rate of current.
ANS:- i) 51°19.0' N, 004° 30.3' w, ii) 306.5°(T), SMG:- 15.6 kts ii) 350°(T), Rate of
current :- 2.4 kts.(CH MATE)
Q 11. A
vessel was at anchor in position Lat:- 51'11.0' N, 004° 49.4' W .At 2300 hrs she picked
up her anchor and sailed on acertain course .At 2320 hrsSouth Lundy Island Light was
first sighted and at 2350 hrs North Lundy Islarnd Light was just obscured. Find, CTS, CMG,
SMG, Engine speed and position of the vessel at 2350 hrs, if current was setting SW'ly
at 3 kts throughout.ANS:- CMG:- 146°(T) ,SMG:- 9.1 kts, E.spd :-9.0 kts.CTS =131°(T)
 o12. At 1900 hrs a vessel while steering aCourse of 040° (T) at 12 kts observed Hart and
Point Lt Ho (51° 01.5' N,004° 31.5'W) bore due East. At 1945 hrsthe vessel altered
course to PORT to avoid collision and at 2020 hrs observes Lundy Island South Light (510
09' N,004° 39' W) bore 252º (T) and same time Lundy Island North Light (Lat 51º 12.5'N,
1900 hrs
Long 064° 40 W) bore 269° (T).The current was setting 120º(T) at 3 kts. If at
vessel's position was within 30 m and 50 m contour line ,find:
Position of the vessel at 1900 Hrs and 1945 hrs
i)
1945 hrs and 2020 hrs. ANSWER :
ii) The course that the vessel was steering from
36.4' W/1945 HRS
1900 HRS POSITION LAT:-51° 01.2' N, LONG:- 004°
POSITION LAT:- 51° 07'N, 004° 24' W. CTS :- 331° (T)
At 2100 hrs a vessel in position 3 miles North of Horse Shoe Rocks buoy(51° 15"
Q 13.
steams as follows:
N,004°13.5' W) experiencing acurrent setting NW'ly
Course steered unknown
2100 --2120

2120---2150
Course steered 070°(T)

2150---2205
Course steered 340°(T)

observes Scar weather Lt Vsl (51° 27' N,003° 57' W)

At the end of this steaming, she
E.Spd:-12 Kts, find :
bearing 100°(T) distance 10 mies,
2100 hrs to 2120 hrs.
a) Course steered from
ANS:- a)331°(T) b) 2.9 KTS
b) Rate and Drift of current.
course 020°(T) at 12 kts Lundy Island South Light (51° 09' N, 004° 39
Q 14. A vessel steering a
in Meteorological visibility of 5 miles at 0400 hrs, bearing 055° (T)
W)was first sighted following:
from 0430 hrs to 0530 hrs ,find the
.Thesame light was obscured for 1 hour
0530 hrs.
a) Position of the ship at
18m) ANS :- a) 51° 18' N, 04° 41.7' W, b)
b) Set and Drift of current experienced.(H.E=
092°(T) X 2.53 Kts.
55.4' W) bore 330 C)and St Govan It
o 15. At 2100 hrs St Govan's Head (51°35.8' N, 004°
from Caldey
Vessel (51° 30.6 N, 0040 59.7' W ) bore 250° (C), same time distance
to steer at
Island light(51° 37.9' N, 004° 41' W) was found to be 9.0 n.m. Find the course
was setting
12 ktsto have Helwick light Vessel right ahead when it is 8 n.m off,current
:- CTS;- 085°(T)
S'ly at 4kts, also find time when Helwick light vessel will be abeam. ANS
,Time of abeam:-2220 Hrs, Chart 5047
030°(T) and 6 off.
Q 16. At 0530 hrsa vessel was in position with Lundy Island South bearing
After one hour she altered
She steered acertain course and her engine speed was 9 kts.
hrs,the bearing of
her course to due north and increased her speed to 12 kts. At 0700
setting
Lundy Island North was observed to be 120(T).The current in the area was
 330(T) at 3.5 kts.Find her position at 0700 hrs and initial course
steered by the vessel.
(MMD-Q- Dec-2020) ANS:- 1) Inital course :- 298° (T) ;Position at 0700 hrs Lat:- 0510
19.5' N, Long:- 005° 0.7' W.

Q 17. AVessel was stopped and anchored in an emergency, in

position 51° 05' N,004 35' W.
At 2000 hrs shesailed from this position on a course 273º
(G) at 12 kts. At 2030 hrs
North Lundy Island light was observed for the first time and at 2100 Hrs South Lundy
Island Light was just obscured. If Gyro error was 2°(Low),find:- a)Vessel's position at
2100 Hrs b) Set and rate of current c) CMG. ANS:-Lat :- 51°07.8 N, Long:- 004° 49' W,
Set:- 060°(T),Rate:-3.6 Kts. CMG:-288°(T)
Q 18. At 0800 Hrs a vessel observes Foreland point Lt Ho (51° 14.5' N,0030 47' W) to bear 1570
(G) and 5 n.m off by Radar. At the same time Nash Point Lt Ho (51° 24' N, 003° 33' W)
was observed to be 12 n.m off by Radar. From the above observation set Gyro course to
flrst sight Helwick Light Vessel (510 30.5' N, 0040° 26 w) 30° on STBD bow in prevailing
Meteorologicalvisibility of 2 n.m. ANS:- Helwick vessel PLR=7'; Gyro Co=290°(G)
G.E=1°(H)
Q19.Your speed 12 kts,steering 253°(T),current is known to be setting 110(T) at 3 kts.HE
=20M.South Lundy Island light is first sighted at 2100 hrs.The same light is obscured at
2200hrs.Find the position of the vessel at 2100 hrsand 2200 hrs.ANS: 2100 HRS
POSITION LAT:- 51°33' N,LONG:- 04° 31' w.2200 HRS POSITION:- LAT:- 51° 29' N
LONG:- 004*45'N

Q 20. A navigator on the bridge (HE 17m) of a vessel steering a course 055° () at 14 kts by
engine observed LundyIsland South Lt for the first time at 2130 hrs, meteorological
visibility was 5 n.m and was last seen at 2206 hrs. If current was setting 350(T) at 4
kts, find a) positons of the vessel at 2130 hrs and 2206 hrs b) CMG and SMG.
ANS:- GR=23.89,PLR= 13.6',CMG=042°(T), SMG=16 Kts. Positionat 2130 hrs Lat=510
01.2' N, Long= 0040 57' W, 2206 hrs position Lat:- 51° 08.0' N, Long:- 004° 47' W.