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| BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND You see a vessel's green sidelight bearing due east from you. Which direction may the vessel be heading? | |
| A) northwest (315°) | |
| B) northeast (045°) | |
| C) east (090°) | |
| D) southwest (225°) | |
| Posted: 19 Jan 2018 16:17 UTC | Post #1 |
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| lbayard Deck & Engine |
Registered Total Posts: 8 |
| What's my direction? | |
| Posted: 08 Feb 2018 13:53 UTC | Post #2 |
| wbirch Deck |
Registered Total Posts: 36 |
| It doesn't matter. Picture yourself standing dead center on the compass rose of a chart looking "due east." The only way you would see a vessels starboard sidelight is if they have a heading of 270 thru 157.5 | |
| Posted: 19 Feb 2018 13:36 UTC | Post #3 |
| bill528 Deck |
Member Total Posts: 2 |
| I dont understand why it would be A | |
| Posted: 08 Mar 2018 14:13 UTC | Post #4 |
| Corralgang Deck & Engine |
Member Total Posts: 25 |
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| Posted: 26 Jun 2018 20:23 UTC | Post #5 |
| flossfairy93 Deck & Engine |
Member Total Posts: 3 |
| WBIRCH, I get these questions wrong every single time. I KNOW which side the red and green side lights are on. I draw arrows indicating each possible answer and still get them wrong. I think your comment might have helped me. Thanks |
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| Posted: 12 Feb 2019 07:11 UTC | Post #6 |
| Defiance Deck |
Member Total Posts: 1 |
| One of my classmates had a hard time with this question. An important thing to remember is east is not a relative bearing. East is always east regardless of what direction you are traveling. | |
| Posted: 11 Mar 2019 20:40 UTC | Post #7 |
| Drcraw Deck |
Member Total Posts: 8 |
| I really struggled with these. DRAW THEM OUT. I cant stress that enough. draw the compass rose and your boat, then the light it states. draw yourself with a beer in your hand on your boat it that helps. |
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| Posted: 16 Oct 2021 03:31 UTC | Post #8 |
| captainchipship69 Deck |
Member Total Posts: 20 |
| This is the impossible question it is a guessing game because they don’t give you your relative course this question is designed for most people to get wrong you can call the ““ a trick question “dirty pool by the whoever makes up these questions not fair I’ve been a professional mariner for over 30 years there is no way to tell this vessel was heading 225° without knowing what your heading would be there is only two possible answers it’s a 315° or 225° I chose that I was heading south but obviously this question is based off a northerly heading remember people | |
| Posted: 09 Feb 2022 21:29 UTC | Post #9 |
| thot_yacht Deck & Engine |
Member Total Posts: 6 |
| if you bend over and grab your ankles which direction is the sun shining on the ole round brown? A.south b.africa c.north d.more info is required to answer correctly. |
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| Posted: 09 Jul 2022 18:20 UTC | Post #10 |
| Cojlan Deck & Engine |
Member Total Posts: 1 |
| In questions that ask about "what direction are you/the other, vessel going" that do not specifically tell you that you are going West, East, Southeast, or some other direction; I have always assumed my vessel to be heading Due North and have always gotten these questions right. | |