30’ 122⁰ 25’ 20’

Natural Scale PLOTTING EXERCISE

1 : 15 000 Construct the ship’s position
Magnetic Variation 2⁰ W Lat = 37°44’48” N, long = 122°20’12”
W.
Answer:
Lat =
45’
Long =

Plot the position of the ship that

are mark on the chart
.1 Bluff point (Fl G 4s 6m 4M)
.2 Point Stuart (Fl R 2.5s 7M)
.3 Peninsula Point

Terrestrial and Coastal Navigation 2

Chart Work Exercise No. 08.17 Note:
“Solving for Ship’s Running Fix Positions by a Range Print this chart on a long bond paper
of an Object and a Bearing of Another Taken at
Different Times Corrected for current”
IMO MC 7.03
37⁰ Competence 1.1.2.8/1.1.2.6

40’

Note: This chart is designed for

classroom instruction only. Not for
navigational purposes.