Navigation Problems USCG Question #940 (Set 28)

Your vessel is on a course of 311°T at 21 knots. At 1957 a light bears 337.5°T, and at 2018 the light bears 356°T. At what time and at what distance off will your vessel be when abeam of the light?

Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation

Correct Answer: Option A — 2039, 7.4 miles

Utilize Bowditch special Bowditch time-to-run formulas for bearings ahead of the beam, calculating the run time and distance off at the abeam position using elapsed time and angle differences.

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