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Deck 2014: Navigation Problems

Question 154 of 992

On 1 April at 0515 zone time, morning stars were observed, and the vessel's position was determined to be LAT 27°05.0'N, LONG 16°30.0'W.  Your vessel is steaming at 19.0 knots on a course of 022°T.  A sextant observation of the Sun's lower limb is made at 0930 zone time.  The chronometer reads 10h 28m 25s, and the sextant altitude is  46°20.3'.  The index error is 4.5' off the arc, and the chronometer error is 02m 15s slow.  Your height of eye on the bridge is 57.0 feet.  What is the azimuth (Zn) of this  sight using the assumed position?

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