At 0748, you take the following...

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Question 1 of 2066636eea28f7522a1c51a8fb

At 0748, you take the following bearings:

Watch Hill Point Light 026.5°pgc Race Rock Light 275.5°pgc

What is the approximate depth of water under the keel at this position?

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At 0748, you take the following bearings:

Watch Hill Point Light 026.5°pgc Race Rock Light 275.5°pgc

What is the approximate depth of water under the keel at this position?

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🔍 Key Concepts

• Two-bearing fix using lighthouse bearings to determine position on the chart • Using the charted soundings and bottom contours in the area south of Watch Hill Point and near Race Rock • Understanding how to estimate under-keel clearance from charted depth (soundings) plus vessel draft

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• Plot both bearings from the correct charted positions of Watch Hill Point Light and Race Rock Light and find where they cross. What type of fix is this? • Once you have the fix, look closely at the nearest depth soundings and contour lines. Are you in shallow, moderate, or very deep water here? • Compare your vessel’s likely operating area in that region of Long Island Sound / The Race with the answer choices. Which depth range is most realistic for that spot?

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• Make sure bearings are converted correctly for plotting (pgc vs. true/psc) according to the exam’s convention and any given gyro error or variation/deviation (if provided elsewhere in the problem). • Confirm that you are using the correct chart for Watch Hill Point Light and Race Rock and that you locate the exact symbols for the lights, not nearby buoys. • After finding the fix, carefully read the nearest sounding value and consider whether the answer choices are in feet, not fathoms or meters, and that you’re matching the right units.

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Question 1 of 20

At 0748, you take the following bearings: Watch Hill Point Light 026.5°pgc Race Rock Light 275.5°pgc What is the approximate depth of water under the keel at this position?

112 feet (34.1 meters)

130 feet (39.6 meters)

175 feet (53.3 meters)

325 feet (99.1 meters)

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Question 1 / 2066636eea28f7522a1c51a8fb

Question 1 of 2066636eea28f7522a1c51a8fb

At 0748, you take the following bearings:

Watch Hill Point Light 026.5°pgc Race Rock Light 275.5°pgc

What is the approximate depth of water under the keel at this position?

Back

Question 1 of 20

66636eea28f7522a1c51a8fb

At 0748, you take the following bearings:

Watch Hill Point Light 026.5°pgc Race Rock Light 275.5°pgc

What is the approximate depth of water under the keel at this position?

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