CONVERGENCY

Qs 1 - 9
Point A Point B GC Conv GC Tk CA RL GC
Tkat A from B track at track
to A A at B
Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude
59°00’N 010°00’W 65°00’N 010°00’E 050
47°00’S 125°00’W 41°00’S 135°00’W 300
55°00’N 110°00’W 75°00’N 010°00’E 022
75°00’N 010°00’E 60°00’N 075°00’W 245
75°00’S 160°00’W 60°00’S 165°00’E 312
75°00’N 100°00’W 50°00’N 025°00’W 128
73°00’S 120°00’E 55°00’S 150°00’E 203
50°00’S 170°00’W 73°00’S 135°00’W 309
55°00’S 120°00’E 73°00’S 170°00’E 287

Q10. For northern hemisphere :

G/C bearing of B from A = 040° R/L bearing of B from A = 045° Find

FIND: R/L bearing of A from B, G/C bearing of A from B

Q11. G/C bearing of P from Q is 060°. CA = 8° in northern hemisphere. Find

(i) R/L bearing of P from Q.

(ii) G/C bearing of Q from P.
(iii) R/L bearing of Q from P.

Q12. G/C bearing of a from B is 130° conversion angle = 6° in southern hemisphere

(i) R/L brg of A from B

(ii) R/L brg of B from A
(iii) G/C brg of B from A

Q13. R/L brg of X from Y is 240° in Southern hemisphere. CA is 8° find G/C brg of Y from X.

Q14. G/C brg of Y from X = 048° R/L brg of Y from X = 039° Find

(i) Conversion angle (ii) Hemisphere (iii) G/C brg of X from Y

15. G/C brg of P from Q is 097° R/L brg of Q from P = 275° Find G/C brg of Q from P.

Q16. G/C brg of X from Y 130°, G/C brg of Y from X 310°. Find (i) CA (ii) hemisphere (iii) R/L brg of Y from X.

Q17. G.C. brg of A from B = 234°, G/C brg of B from A = 066° Find R/L brg of B from A.

Q18. A and B are on parallel of 30° N. G/C brg of B from A = 273°. Longitude of A = 8° E, find long of B.

Q19. A and B are on parallel of 30°S, longitude of A is 12° E, G/C brg of A from B is 266° Find longitude of B.

Q20. A and B are on parallel of 40°. G/C bearing of B from A is 096°. Longitude of A 178° E. Find longitude of B.
Q21. X and Y are on parallel 45°. G/C brg of Y from X is 262°. Longitude of X 3° E, find long of Y.

Q22. G/C brg of X from Y 300°. CA = 7° in northern hemisphere. Find G/C brg of Y from X.

Q23. The angle between the true great-circle track and the true rhumb-line track joining the following points:

A (60°S165°W), B (60°S177°E), at the place of departure A, is:

a) 15.5°
b) 5.2°
c) 7.8°
Q24. The average true course of the great circle is 100°. The true course of the rhumb line at point A is :

a) 100°
b) 104°
c) 107°

Q25. What is the standard formula for convergency?

a) Convergency=dlat x cos mean latitude.

b) Convergency=dlat x sin mean latitude.
c) Convergency=dlong x sin mean latitude.

Q26. An aircraft passes position A (60°00’N120°00’W) on route to position B (60°00’N140°30’W). What is the great circle track
on departure from A?

a) 261°
b) 288°
c) 279°

Q27. A great circle track joins position A (59°S141°W) and B (61°S148°W).

What is the difference between the great circle track at A and B?

a) It increases by 3°
b) It decreases by 6°
c) It increases by 6°

Q28. The rhumb line track between position A (45°00’N010°00’W) and position B (48°30’N015°00’W) is approximately:

a) 330
b) 315
c) 345

Q29. Great circle from P to Q measured at P= 095° Southern hemisphere Conversion angle P – Q = 7° What is the rhumb line
track P – Q?

a) 088
b) 102
c) 109

Q30. The great circle track X – Y measured at X is 319°, and Y 325° Consider the following statements:

a) Southern hemisphere, rhumb line track is 331°.

b) Northern hemisphere, rhumb line track is 313°.
c) Southern hemisphere, rhumb line track is 322°.

Q31. Place A is at 7000S 6000W and place B 7000S 3000E. Find initial great circle track.

a) 270 b) 132 c) 312

Q32. On a Mercator chart GC track from A 2500S 1000W to B 3500S 4000W is 242. Find RL track from B to A.

a) 249.5 b) 075 c) 069.5