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In the Northern Hemisphere you are caught in the dangerous semicircle of a storm with plenty of sea room available. Which is the best course of action to take?

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In the Northern Hemisphere you are caught in the dangerous semicircle of a storm with plenty of sea room available. Which is the best course of action to take?

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• Dangerous semicircle vs. navigable semicircle of a tropical storm in the Northern Hemisphere • The typical counterclockwise wind circulation around a low-pressure system in the Northern Hemisphere • How to maneuver to avoid being set toward the storm center when you have ample sea room

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• First, picture the storm center and its counterclockwise wind flow in the Northern Hemisphere. If you are on the dangerous semicircle, which side of the track are you on relative to the storm’s movement? • Ask yourself: in the dangerous semicircle, do you want to move so that your ship is carried toward the storm center or away from it? That will tell you where to keep the wind relative to your bow/quarters. • Think about how placing the wind on a particular bow or quarter changes your ship’s course relative to the storm’s track—which option tends to move you away from the storm’s path rather than across or into it?

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• Confirm which hemisphere you are in; wind circulation around lows is opposite in the Southern Hemisphere. • Verify what is meant by "dangerous semicircle": it is the side where the storm’s forward motion adds to the wind, and where you are more likely to be set toward the center if you choose the wrong maneuver. • Check which choice places the wind so that, as you make headway, your resulting course tends to increase your distance from the storm’s eye, not decrease it.

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Question 1 of 20

In the Northern Hemisphere you are caught in the dangerous semicircle of a storm with plenty of sea room available. Which is the best course of action to take?

Put the wind on the vessel's port quarter and make as much headway as possible

Put the wind on the vessel's port bow and make as much headway as possible

Put the wind on the vessel's starboard quarter and make as much headway as possible

Put the wind on the vessel's starboard bow and make as much headway as possible

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Question 1 / 2066636ee928f7522a1c519d14

Question 1 of 2066636ee928f7522a1c519d14

In the Northern Hemisphere you are caught in the dangerous semicircle of a storm with plenty of sea room available. Which is the best course of action to take?

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In the Northern Hemisphere you are caught in the dangerous semicircle of a storm with plenty of sea room available. Which is the best course of action to take?

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