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Siguiendo al rumbo establecido anteriormente, observamos que una corriente nos ha desplazado hacia el Este y para situarnos obtenemos demora verdadera a Punta Paloma: 067º y demora verdadera a Punta Malabata: 143º. ¿Cuál es nuestra posición?.After a current sets you eastward, you fix your position with simultaneous true bearings Dv Punta Paloma = 067º and Dv Punta Malabata = 143º. What is your position?
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Correct answer: a) Latitude: 36º 00' N / Longitude: 05º 55' W
Why it is correct
Plotting the reciprocal bearing 247º from Punta Paloma lighthouse (36º 04.0′ N, 005º 43.2′ W) and 323º from Punta Malabata lighthouse (35º 48.8′ N, 005º 45.0′ W), the two lines intersect at 36º 00′ N, 005º 55′ W.
Why the others are not
- b) Does not match the charted intersection of Dv(Paloma) = 067º and Dv(Malabata) = 143º.
- c) Does not match the charted intersection of Dv(Paloma) = 067º and Dv(Malabata) = 143º.
- d) Does not match the charted intersection of Dv(Paloma) = 067º and Dv(Malabata) = 143º.
How to work it out in the exam
- Plot the reciprocal bearing 247º from Punta Paloma and 323º from Punta Malabata.
- Read the intersection point: 36º 00′ N, 005º 55′ W.
Where this question comes from
- Región de Murcia · 2021 · 2ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 43 Official paper · Official answer key
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