On 16 January your 0930 ZT DR position is LAT 26°07.0'S, LONG 51°43.0'E. Your vessel is on course 238°T at a speed of 17.0 knots. What is the ZT of local apparent noon (LAN)?

Correct Answer: Option B — 1145

Local Apparent Noon occurs when the sun crosses the vessel's meridian. The time is calculated by applying the equation of time and longitude correction expressed in time to Greenwich Mean Time of transit, adjusted for the local zone.