You intend to arrive 0.3 miles due North(000°T) of the North Chesapeake Entrance Lighted Whistle Buoy Y”NCA” while leaving Cape Charles Lighted Bell Buoy R”14” to starboard. In a NW’ly breeze and experiencing 6° leeway, which of the following courses should you steer?
• Leeway and how wind from the northwest will push your vessel off course • Difference between psc (per standard compass) and pgc (per gyro compass) when choosing a course • Plotting a track to arrive at a point north of a buoy while leaving another buoy to starboard
• When the wind is from the northwest, in which direction will your vessel tend to drift, and how should that affect your steered course? • How does a 6° leeway correction change the course you steer compared to the desired track on the chart? • What is the practical difference between a course given as psc versus pgc when you are selecting from the answer choices?
• Verify which side of each buoy (R”14” and Y”NCA”) your intended track passes on, using a quick sketch or mental plot • Confirm whether the course you choose should be toward or away from the wind after applying leeway • Check that the final course you pick uses the correct reference (psc vs pgc) that matches the rest of the problem’s data
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