At 1600 a helicopter is bearing 315 T, 90 from the ship.

The Ship has been advised to steer 270 T

at 16 knots and is being set 220 T at 3 knots by a current. Ground speed of the helicopter is 60
knots. What is the earliest time the ship can expect to rendezvous with the helicopter, and what will
be the EP as a bearing and distance from the ships position at 1600?

33

340

000

350

010

020

03

04
W

O
1600

31

0
05

0
32

30

06

290

070
080

280

A 1700

100

270
260

090

A '1718

E P 2 6 3 T x 2 3 .5 ' fr o m s h ip a t 1 6 0 0

250

110
0

24

12
0

0
23

13

22

0
7

10

180

200

190

11

12

170

0
3

160

21

15

0
0

14

S c a le 1 :8
P lo ttin g in te r v a l = 1 h r
( G r o u n d tr a c k o f s h ip = 3 h r s .)

A ns:
1 7 1 8 h rs
2 6 3 T x 2 3 .5 n m