The following questions should be answered using Chart 12354TR, Long Island Sound - Eastern Part, and the supporting publications. Your vessel has a draft of 12 feet (3.6 meters) Your height of eye is 16 feet (4.8 meters) Gyro error is 2°E Variation is 14°W "Per standard magnetic compass" is abbreviated "psc" “Per gyrocompass” is abbreviated “pgc”

DEVIATION TABLE
Magnetic Heading Deviation
000° 0°
030° 1°W
060° 2°W
090° 4°W
120° 2°W
150° 1°W
180° 1°E
210° 2°E
240° 3°E
270° 3°E
300° 2°E
330° 1°E

You are on course 082°T, and the engines are turning for 8 knots. At 0352, you take the following bearings:

Stratford Point Light: 016°pgc
Stratford Shoal (Middle Ground) Light: 137°pgc

What is your 0352 position?

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The following questions should be answered using Chart 12354TR, Long Island Sound - Eastern Part, and the supporting publications. Your vessel has a draft of 12 feet (3.6 meters) Your height of eye is 16 feet (4.8 meters) Gyro error is 2°E Variation is 14°W "Per standard magnetic compass" is abbreviated "psc" “Per gyrocompass” is abbreviated “pgc”

DEVIATION TABLE
Magnetic Heading    Deviation
000°                       0°
030°                       1°W
060°                       2°W
090°                       4°W
120°                       2°W
150°                       1°W
180°                       1°E
210°                       2°E
240°                       3°E
270°                       3°E
300°                       2°E
330°                       1°E

You are on course 082°T, and the engines are turning for 8 knots. At 0352, you take the following bearings:

Stratford Point Light:	016°pgc
Stratford Shoal (Middle Ground) Light:	137°pgc

What is your 0352 position?

Accepted Answer

LAT 41°05.2'N, LONG 73°07.8'W

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LAT 41°05.0'N, LONG 73°08.0'W

Answer

LAT 41°05.3'N, LONG 73°07.5'W

Answer

LAT 41°05.4'N, LONG 73°07.7'W

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