Apr 2023 PM TCN

Q.1) While steering 285°C Ballycotton Island light (51° 49.5’ N 007° 59’W) was last sighted in visibility of 5 miles. H.E. = 8m. After one hour, in clear visibility, Roche’s point lt. (51° 47’N 008° 15’W) changed from white to red, current setting 140° T at 3 knots. Leeway due to Northerly wind was 4°. Calculate course and speed made

July 2023 PM TCN

Q.1) A vessel observes Christianso Island Main Light (55° 19.2’ N, 015° 11.6’E) bear 270°(T) x 5 miles off at 1930 hours. Find the course to steer to have Hano Light (56° 00.8’N, 014° 51’E) 4 points on port bow when it is 12 miles off. At 2130 hours while on this course at a speed of 14 knots the

July 2023 AM TCN

Q.1) At 2100 hrs, a ship observes the horizontal angle between Kingswear Light (500 21’N, 0030 34’W) and Start point Lt. (500 13’N, 0030 38’W) to be 500. It then steers a course of 2100 (T). At 2130 hrs, start point fixed Red Light was last visible. Find the ship’s position at 2130 hrs, assuming no current. From this position

Oct 2023 AM TCN

Q.1) At 0800 a vessel is in position with Bill of Portland bearing 330°(T) distance 4 miles by radar. Find course to steer from 0800 hrs at 12 knots to pass Start point (50° 13.3’N, 003° 38.3’W) 6 miles off when closed. The current in the area is setting 300° at 2 knots and wind is E’ly causing leeway of

Oct 2023 PM TCN

Q.1) At 2000 hrs., a vessel drops pilot at Simrishamn pilot station (55° 33.5’N 014° 24’E) and steers acourse of 071°(T) at 9 knots with the meteorological visibility being 5 miles. The vessel is to proceed to Karlsham pilot station (56° 08’N 014° 54’E). The Master decides to alter course when Simrishamn Lt. (Isp. WRG 6s) obscures (last seen). After

July 2021 TCN

Q.1) At 1800 hrs from DR position lat 55° 03’ N long 016° 28’E, a vessel obtains an intercept of 2’towards on an Azimuth of 009°. She was steering a course of 330°T at 12 Kts. Thereafter the visibilitybecame poor. If the current in the area is 060°(T) at 2 Kts, when and what should be her nextalteration of course

March 2021 TCN

Q.1) Your vessel is South East of Merapas Island (00°55.7’ 104°55.7’E) and steering a course of 352°(G) when the following bearings were observed. Gyro error = 2°(H).0930 hrs Merapas 1st South tip – 292°G0950 hrs Merapas 1st South tip – 262°G1010 hrs Merapas 1st South tip – 227°G1010 hrs Merapas is (01° 02.8’N 104°50.0’E) – 284°GFind i) Position at 1010hrsii)

Dec 2020 TCN

Q.1) At 0530 hrs, a vessel was in position with Lundy Island South bearing 030°(T) and 6’ off. Shesteered a certain compass course and her engine speed was 9 Knots. After one hour she altered hercourse to due north and increased her engine speed to 12 knots. At 0700 hrs, the bearing of LundyIsland North was observed to 120°(T). The

Oct 2020 TCN

Q.1) A vessel while steering a course 034°(T) observes Lundy Island South Lt. (51° 09’N 004° 39’W) for the first time at 2000 hrs. The visibility at this time was 5 miles. The light was obscured at 2036 hrs. If the current was setting 338° (T) at 3 knots, find:a) Position of the vessel at 2036 hrs.b) Course & speed

Jan 2020 TCN

Q.1) A vessel anchored off Ystad observes the followings bearings:Abbekas Lt. (56° 23’N, 013° 37’E) 298°(C)Ystad South Lt. (55° 25’N, 013° 49’E) 009°(C)Kasebarga Lt. (55° 23’N, 014° 04’E) 078°(C)Find the position of the ship and compass error if it was the same for all three observations. From this position, find the compass course to steer to pass Hammerodde light (55°

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