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Plane Sailing

1. This document provides formulas and instructions for terrestrial plane sailing navigation. It includes formulas to calculate course, distance, departure, and difference of latitude based on two known points. 2. It explains how to name courses according to the quadrant of difference of latitude and departure, and provides examples of using the formulas to calculate course, distance, departure and difference of latitude given values for two points. 3. Rectangular and polar coordinate systems are also explained as ways to represent the relationship between difference of latitude, departure and course/distance.

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310 views7 pages

Plane Sailing

1. This document provides formulas and instructions for terrestrial plane sailing navigation. It includes formulas to calculate course, distance, departure, and difference of latitude based on two known points. 2. It explains how to name courses according to the quadrant of difference of latitude and departure, and provides examples of using the formulas to calculate course, distance, departure and difference of latitude given values for two points. 3. Rectangular and polar coordinate systems are also explained as ways to represent the relationship between difference of latitude, departure and course/distance.

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Navigation 3

Terrestrial Navigation

Plane Sailing
Formula:

1. Sin Course = Departure / Distance


2. Cos Course = Difference of latitude / Distance
3. Tan Course = Departure / Difference of latitude
4. Distanace = Difference of latitude / Cos Course
5. Difference of latitude = Distance x Cos Course
6. Departure = Distance x Sin Course
7. Polar to Rectangular (P – R)
Dist Inv P-R Co = Dlat.
X -
Inv Dep
Y

8. Rectangular to Polar

Dlat Inv R-P Dep = Dist.


X -
Inv Co
Y
Name / Label:

Difference of Latitude (Dlat) = North or South


Departure (Dep) = East or West

Name Course Angle = Prefix North or South According to Dlat.


= Suffix East or West According to Dep

Quadrant: N

4th 1st
Quadrant Quadrant
- 360 As is
W E
3rd 2nd
Quadrant Quadrant
+ 180 - 180

S
Dep Wpt 2

Dlat
Dist
Co.

Wpt 1
Example 1:
Find the course and Distance if the Departure is 46 nautical miles East and
Difference of Latitude 128 nautical miles North.
Solution:
Tan Co. = Dep / Dlat 46 nm Wpt 2
= 46 nm / 128 nm
= 0.359375
Co. = N19.7E or 020°T

Dist = Dlat / Cos Co. 128 nm


135 nm
= 128 nm / Cos 19.7 Co.
Dist = 135.9 nm

Wpt 1
Example 2:
A vessel deapart from Latitude 10°20.0' N, Longitude 060°20' E, heading
155°T with a distance of 300 nm. Find the Dlat and Latitude of Arrival?
Solution:
Dlat = Dist x Cos Co. 155°
= 300 nm x Cos 25° 180 -
= 271.9 / 60 S025E
Dlat = 4°31.9' S

Dep Lat = 10°20.0' N 300 nm


271.9 nm 155°
Dlat = 4°31.9' S (-)
Arr Lat = 5°48.1' N

Dep = Dist x Sin Co 123.2 nm


= 135.9 x Cos 25°
Dep = 123.2 nm
Thank you

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