You are conducting trials to determine the maneuvering characteristics of your vessel. While making a turn, you take ranges and bearings of an isolated light. The results are shown in illustration D034DG below. What is the transfer for a turn of 90°?

Question

You are conducting trials to determine the maneuvering characteristics of your vessel. While making a turn, you take ranges and bearings of an isolated light.  The results are shown in illustration D034DG below. What is the transfer for a turn of 90°?

Accepted Answer

Option C: 380 yards. Transfer is the lateral distance a vessel moves from its original track during a turn. By analyzing the radar ranges and bearings provided in illustration D034DG, the perpendicular distance from the original course line to the vessel's position at a 90-degree heading change is determined to be 380 yards.