Head Up display, 5-mile range scale. Your ship steers 180° at 10 knots. A target appears at 1010 at 4.0 M, relative bearing 320°; at 1016 at 3.0 M, 320°; at 1022 at 2.0 M, 320°. Is there a risk of collision? What are the target's course and speed?
- Display
- Head Up, own heading 180°, 10 kn
- Echo at 1010
- 4.0 NM, 320° relative
- Echo at 1016
- 3.0 NM, 320° relative
- Echo at 1022
- 2.0 NM, 320° relative
Solution worked out by us from the course material: to be checked by the instructor.