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You are enroute to assist vessel A. Vessel A is underway at 6 knots on course 133°T, and bears 042° at 105 miles from you. What is the course to steer at 10 knots to intercept vessel A?

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You are enroute to assist vessel A. Vessel A is underway at 6 knots on course 133°T, and bears 042° at 105 miles from you. What is the course to steer at 10 knots to intercept vessel A?

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• Relative motion / intercept problems where both own ship and target are moving • Using vector triangles: one side is target’s motion, one is own ship’s motion, and the third is the line of sight between vessels • Separating true courses (measured from true north) from relative bearings (measured from your bow)

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• How can you convert the target’s bearing from you (042°) into a line-of-position on a true plot, given that bearings are taken from true north on the chart? • If vessel A is making 6 knots on course 133°T, and you will make 10 knots, what vector triangle can you draw so that the closing side of the triangle lies along the initial line between you and vessel A? • Once you construct the vector triangle, which angle corresponds to your true course to steer, not the relative bearing or the line between the two vessels?

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• Be sure you treat 042° as a true bearing from you to A, not as A’s course or your course • Verify that your vector for vessel A is drawn in the correct direction: 133°T at 6 knots, with time chosen so that the scale of both vectors is consistent • Check that the resulting own-ship vector (10-knot side) produces an intersection point where both vessels arrive at the same time, not just the shortest distance between the initial positions

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Question 1 of 2066636ee928f7522a1c519687

You are enroute to assist vessel A. Vessel A is underway at 6 knots on course 133°T, and bears 042° at 105 miles from you. What is the course to steer at 10 knots to intercept vessel A?

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You are enroute to assist vessel A. Vessel A is underway at 6 knots on course 133°T, and bears 042° at 105 miles from you. What is the course to steer at 10 knots to intercept vessel A?

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