AP Cruise

Akron Power Squadron - Advanced Piloting Class

Day  1 - Starts on p 113

Part of the challenge of the cruise is knowing where to start.  Here is a list of the lat/lon positions of key locations in part 1 of the cruise.  Latitude is in degrees N, longitude is degrees W.   If you see any errors below, please let me know.

Quissett Harbor        L 41° 32.5'     Lo  70° 39.9'

BW "BB" Mo (A) BELL     L 41° 30.8'     Lo  70° 51.1'

"7"Fl G 4 sec BELL                  L 41° 26.9'     Lo  70° 53.4'

R "6"Fl R 4 sec BELL                      L 41° 27.9'     Lo  70° 57.0'

R "2"Fl R 2.5 sec BELL                  L 41° 26.1'     Lo  71° 00.3'

Buzzards Light  L 41° 23.8'     Lo  71° 01.7'

Gooseberry Neck  / TOWER  L 41° 29.1'     Lo  70° 02.0'

Acoaxet TANK          L 41° 30.5'     Lo  71° 05.3'

GR C buoy Elisha LedgeL 41° 26.6'     Lo  70° 09.2

Little Compton SPIRE     L 41° 30.7'     Lo  71° 10.6'

1210 TR Chart

Please read the top of page 113, which has specific instructions for this exercise, including

• Variation
  

• Deviation table (when compass course required)
  

• Boat's draft and height above water line
  

• Daylight Savings time
  

HW Questions about Cruise

1.  Info in Chart Title Block - upper LH Corner of Chart

2a.    Position R "2" Fl R 4 sec   -  L 41° 32.5' N    Lo  70° 39.9'  W

2b.    RB =  270°      Dist =  0.5 nm

2c.    Course = 272M

         use deviation table, p 81

         M = 272°   

         D = 001 E

         C = 271°

2d.    Position BW "BB" Mo (A) BELL    -  L 41° 30.8' N    Lo  70° 50.1'  W

2e.    ETA  1056

3.    Compass course = 251°

4.    1115 Radar fix    -  L 41° 28.6' N    Lo  70° 54.4'  W

5a.   MB R "2" Fl R 2.5 sec   -  342°

5b.   Depth = ~ 30'

6.    1146  Fix    -  L 41° 24.8' N    Lo  71° 01.9'  W

7.   Compass course  347°

8a.  Compass heading to GR C   -  265°

8b.  bottom = hard    see notation on the chart  "hrd"

9a.  Bearing to tower = . 053° true 

9b.  Bearing to tank =  350° true 

9c.   1345  Fix    -  L 41° 27.6' N    Lo  71° 05.1'  W

9d.   Compass course  264°

9e.   ETA  = 1415

10a.  1420  Fix    -  L 41° 26.0' N    Lo  71° 10.2'  W

10b.   Buoy might have broken loose , or kidnapped by aliens :)