Question 730Navigation General70% to pass
Your vessel is participating in the Voluntary Observing Ship Program, you are preparing WS Form B-80 as seen in illustration D041NG below. The sky is overcast, and the anemometer indicates that the apparent wind is from 144° relative at 8 knots. You are on course 162°T at 15 knots. How should you encode group Nddff?
AI Explanation
The correct answer is C) 83322.
To encode group Nddff, we need to follow the rules for the Voluntary Observing Ship Program and the WS Form B-80.
For the given information:
- The apparent wind is from 144° relative at 8 knots.
- The vessel is on course 162°T at 15 knots.
The correct encoding for Nddff is 83322, where:
- N = 8 (wind direction from 144° relative)
- dd = 33 (wind direction 144°)
- ff = 22 (wind speed 8 knots)
The other options are incorrect because they do not properly encode the given wind direction and speed information.
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