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Your vessel receives a distress call from a vessel reporting her position as LAT 35
01 S; LONG 018 51 W. Your position is LAT 35 01 S; LONG 021; 42 W. Determine
what will be your True Course and distance to the vessel in distress by parallel
sailing method.

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It is vital to read carefully when answering a question especially when

taking a board exam. As of this particular problem we are given a hint of what
kind this problem is because it tells us that by parallel sailing method we are to
answer it. But even if, supposing, the problem does not mention parallel sailing,
we can know it is a parallel sailing by looking the given latitude. From our ships
latitude of 35 01 S we go to the vessel in distress latitude of 35 01 S. Our ships
and the vessel in distress latitude is the same. Therefore, what we have here is a
parallel sailing.

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Solution:
Solving for the distance.
Step 1. We have to solve first for the difference of longitude (dlo). This is
the rule in getting Dlo:
+ If the longitude are opposite
- If the longitude are the same
So,
1 = 021 42 W
+ 2 = 018 51 W
Dlo = 002 51 E (The sign of Dlo is east because from
1 to 2, the direction is eastward)
60
to convert it into miles
Dlo = 171 miles
Step 2. We can now proceed to this formula in getting distance by parallel
sailing.
Distance = Dlo Cos Lat
= 171 Cos 35 01

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= 140 miles

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To determine the true course:

Speaking of a parallel sailing, it is important to note that the true course
is either 090 or 270. To determine it is by looking the sign of Dlo. Our dlo
here is east, therefore, our true course is 090.

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