You depart LAT 50°06.0'N, LONG 153°06.0'E and steam 879 miles on course 090°. What is the LONG of arrival?
Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation
Correct Answer: Option D — 175°56.0'E
Departure longitude adjusted by departure converted to time/arc using parallel sailing formulas yields arrival longitude. Following Bowditch, departure eastward across 153°06'E for 879 miles (13°50' change of longitude) crosses the 180th meridian, changing hemisphere to 175°56.0'E.
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