At 0720, you are in the outer channel...

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At 0720, you are in the outer channel between buoy "1" and buoy "2" and change course to pass Townshend Ledge Lighted Bell Buoy "10A" abeam to port at 200 yards. What is your ETA off the buoy?

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At 0720, you are in the outer channel between buoy "1" and buoy "2" and change course to pass Townshend Ledge Lighted Bell Buoy "10A" abeam to port at 200 yards. What is your ETA off the buoy?

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🔍 Key Concepts

• Plotting from the outer channel between buoy "1" and buoy "2" to Townshend Ledge Lighted Bell Buoy "10A" • Using the speed-distance-time relationship: Speed = Distance / Time • Converting time in minutes when finding ETA from a known starting time

💭 Think About

• What is the distance along your intended track from the point between buoys "1" and "2" to a point 200 yards abeam of buoy "10A"? • At your vessels speed (from the exam problem or chart), how many minutes will it take to travel that distance? • Once you know the minutes to run, what clock time results when you add that running time to 0720?

✅ Before You Answer

• Make sure you measure distance along the track, not straight-line to the buoy • Convert yards to nautical miles correctly if needed (200 yards abeam is a lateral offset, not track distance) • Carefully add the computed minutes to 0720 and double-check for simple arithmetic errors in time addition