You are underway on course 050°T and your maximum speed is 13 knots. The eye of a hurricane bears 120°T, 100 miles from your position. The hurricane is moving towards 265°T at 25 knots. What course should you steer at 13 knots to have the maximum CPA?

Question

You are underway on course 050&deg;T and your maximum speed is 13 knots. The eye of a hurricane bears 120&deg;T, 100 miles from your position. The hurricane is moving towards 265&deg;T at 25 knots. What course should you steer at 13 knots to have the maximum CPA?

Accepted Answer

Option B: 324&deg;T. Avoiding the dangerous semicircle of a tropical storm involves plotting relative motion vectors. Utilizing the hurricane's set and drift against own ship's 13-knot maximum capability establishes a course of 324°T to maximize CPA per Bowditch guidelines.

You are underway on course 050&deg;T and your maximum speed is 13 knots. The eye of a hurricane bears 120&deg;T, 100 miles from your position. The hurricane is moving towards 265&deg;T at 25 knots. What course should you steer at 13 knots to have the maximum CPA?

You are underway on course 050°T and your maximum speed is 13 knots. The eye of a hurricane bears 120°T, 100 miles from your position. The hurricane is moving towards 265°T at 25 knots. What course should you steer at 13 knots to have the maximum CPA?