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NAV 3
Activity 10 - Week 11
Name: DOMINGSIL, VLADIMIR ANCUELO Section: BSMT 2-YA- 9
Date: Nov. 4, 2022

Topic: parallel or plane sailing problems using traverse table or calculators

Learning Outcome: LO2.5 Explain the information required in a parallel or plane sailing problems using
traverse table or calculators
Solve problems for Parallel sailing:
1. Determine your course and distance by parallel sailing when going from 23° N, 075° 52' W to 23° N,
061° 12’W

Long.1= 075° 52' W Dist = Dlo x cos Lat

Long.2= 061° 12’W = 880 x cos (23°)
Dlo° = 14° 40’ E Dist.= 810
Dlo = 880 miles T/co= 090° T

2. Find the new longitude if a vessel in Latitude 54° N, Longitude 26° 17’ W steams on course of 090° T for
785 nm?

Dlo = Dep ÷ Cos Lat Long1= 26° 17' W

= 785 ÷ cos (54°) Dlo° = 22° 15' E
Dlo= 1335.5/60 miles Long2= 04° 02' W
Dlo°= 22° 15'

3. By sailing due west for distance of 335 miles, a vessel changed her longitude by 6° 15’. What latitude
was the vessel in?

Dlo°= 6° 15'
x 60 Cos Lat = Dep ÷ Dlo
Dlo = 375 miles = 335 / 375
Lat = 26° 42'

4. A vessel in initial position 55° 00’ S steams due east for 255 miles. Calculate the difference in longitude.

Dlo = Dep ÷ Cos Lat

= 225 ÷ cos (55°00’) ÷ 60

Dlo= 444 miles

Dlo°= 7° 24'