NAVIGATION

Candidate’s Name Faruk AKYÜZ Latitude:36°41’5 N

M/V GUNDEM-I Longitude:020°58’0 E
Date / Time: 16.07.2007 Reference Page on Study Guide:

OBSERVING CELESTIAL BODIES

MEASURING ELEVATION OF SUN WHEN PASSING MERIDIAN AND CALCULATING

EXACT MATH OF MY LATITUDE-LONGITUDE

DATE 16 JULY 2007

LOCATION IONIAN SEA / CENRTAL MEDITERRANIAN

VOYAGE GENOVA-ISTANBUL

VOYAGE NUMBER 15/07

WIND DIRECTION AND STRONG VRB/2

SEA STATE 1

COURSE 133˚

PRESSURE 1022

AVERAGE TEMPERATURE 28˚-26,5˚

Deck Officer Observation Sign-Off Place

Assessment Method I personally observed the performance of the listed tasks on the Study
Guide.

Performance Measure Name

Signature

NAVIGATION
Candidate’s Name Faruk AKYÜZ Latitude:36°41’5 N
M/V GUNDEM-I Longitude:020°58’0 E
Date / Time: 16.07.2007

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DR LAT : 36°42'00 N MERIDIAN PASSING TIME OF SUN ON 16.07.2007: 12h00'00'' GMT

DR LONG: 20°59'00 E
EQUATION OF TIME: 12'03''

CORRECTED TIME: 12h12'03'' GMT

LONG CORRECTION: 01h23'12''

10h48'51'' LMT

ZONE DESCRIPTION: 03h00'00''

MERIDIAN PASSING TIME OF SUN 13h48'51'' ZT

AT 13h27'48'' ZT ALTITUDE OF SEXTANT : 74°31'48

INDEX CORRECTION : 00°01'00

HS : 74°32'48

DIP. CORRECTION : -00°06'18

HA : 74°26'30

ALTITUDE CORRECTION : 00°15'70

HO : 74°42'00

AT 10h42'10'' GMT GHA OF SUN : 328°29'50

GHA INCREMENT FOR 42'10 : 10°32'50

GHA OF SUN : 339°02'00 GHA + APLONG = 360°

GHA = 339°02'00''

AP LONG 020°58'00'' E

AT 10h42'10'' GMT DECLINATION OF SUN : 21°23'60'' 90°-HO = ZX

DECLINATION INCREMENT FOR 42'10 : 00°00'30'' 89°59'60''

DECLINATION OF SUN : 21°23'30'' HO = 74°42'00''

ZX 15°18'00''

AP LAT = ZX + DECOFSUN

AP LAT = 36°41'30'' N
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Assessment Method I personally observed the performance of the listed tasks on the Study Guide.

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