Topic 7 Types of Sailing - Sailing Problems for parallel and plane with the use of Traverse Table or

Calculators

Parallel Sailing Problems

1. MT Skylark sailed on 090°T for a distance of 245 miles in north hemisphere and change her longitude by 7°25’.
What it is her latitude in?
Solution:
a) Convert DLo to miles:
DLo = 7° 25’ Solution in converting to miles (7 x 60 = 420) ( 420 + 25 = 445 )
Dlo = 445 miles
b) Solve for Lat
Cos Lat = Dep
DLo
= 245
445
= 0.550561797
Shift cos = 56.59443682 ( .59443682 x 60 = 35.6662 or 35.7 thus 56° 35.7’ )
Lat = 56° 35.7’ N
2. MT White Coral sailed from Lat1 50° 00’N Long1 178° 00’ W to Lat 2 50° 00’ N; Long 2 179° 00’ E. Calculate
the distance she made.
Solution:
a) Find DLo:
Long1 = 178°W
Long2 = 179°E
DLo = 003°W

b) Solve for Dep:

Dep = Cos Lat x Dlo
= Cos 50° x 180 (Converted to minutes 3° x 60’ = 180’)
Dep = 115.7 miles
3. MV Nordic Star in Lat1 60° 00’ N sailed on course 090°T for 240 miles. Find her difference of longitude.
Solution:
a) Solve for Dlo:
Dlo = Dep
CosLat
= 240
Cos 60°
Dlo = 480’
b) Convert DLo to degrees of arc
DLo = 480÷60
Dlo = 8° 00’E ( The sign is E since the course 090° is in easterly direction.)
4. Find the new longitude if MV Saturn in Lat1 54° 23’S, Long1 016° 18’ E sailed due west for 874 miles?

Solution:
a) First, solve for DLo:
Dlo = Dep
CosLat

= 874
Cos54° 23’
Dlo = 1,501 miles or 25° 01’ W (1501÷60° = 25.0166 then .0166 x 60’ = 0.996’ or 1’ so that’s why the
answer is Dlo 25° 01’W)

b) Solve for Long2:

Long1 = 016° 18’ E
Dlo = 025° 01’W - ( subtract)
Long2 = 008° 43’ W

Plane Sailing Problems

1.Find the course and distance made by MT Blue Sky if her Dlat is 132 miles north and her departure is 48 miles
east.
Solution:
a) Solve for True Course (T/Co):
Tan Co. Angle = Dep = 48
DLat = 132
Co. Angle = N19.98°E or N20˚E
(Named “N – E” according to “DLat and Dep”)

T/Co. = 020˚(T)

b) Solve for Distance:

Distance = Dlat
Cos Co. Angle

= 132
Cos 20°

= 140.5 miles
 Attributed by Pinterest

2.MV Arcturus sails on course 043˚T and made a distance of 524 miles. What is her difference of latitude
and departure?
Solution:
a) Solve for DLat:
DLat = Dist x Cos Co. Angle
= 524 x Cos 43˚
DLat = 383.2 miles
= 6˚ 23.2’N ( 383.2÷60° = 6.3866° then .3866x60’ = 23.2’ and the answer is 6˚ 23.2’N )
(Named “N” since Co 043˚(T) has northerly component)
b) Solve for Dep:

Dep = Dist x Sin Co. Angle

= 524 x Sin 43˚
Dep = 357.4 miles east
(Named “East” since 043˚(T) has easterly component)
3.MV Sinki steamed 210 miles on a course of 295°T. The departure point was 35° 30’ N. What is her arrival
latitude?
Solution:
a) Solve for DLat:
DLat = Dist x Cos Co.
= 210 x Cos 295°
DLat = 89 miles = 1° 29’ N
(Named “N” since Co 295° (T) has northerly component)

b) Solve for Lat2:

Lat1 = 35° 30’ N
DLat = 1° 39’ N +
Lat2 = 36° 59’ N

Rule: a. If Lat1 and DLat have same name, add (+)

b. If Lat1 and DLat have diff. name, subtract (-)