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in succession. To find the distance
Abeam, press
Triangulation Example 1
Using a lighthouse for positioning, your
bearings read 33.75° and 57.10°. If the
ship traveled 10 nautical miles between
bearing measurements on a 12°34'26"
course, what is your distance from the
lighthouse at the second bearing mea-
surement? What is the distance Abeam?
Steps/Keystrokes
1. Clear calculator:
[On/C][On/C]
2. Enter course:
12 [d:m:s ] 34 [d:m:s] 26 [Course°]
3. Enter bearing 1 and 2 , then enter
distance traveled:
33.75 [1st
57.10 [2nd
10 [Miles] [Dist]
4. Find distance from object:
[Dist] [Dist]
5. Find distance Abeam:
[Dist]
[Dist]
CRSE
]
Ø
BRG
]
Ø
BRG
DOBJ
BEAM
a third time.
12:34:26
33:45:00
1
57:06:00
2
DIST
9.1141337
6.548194
User's Guide – 29
Display
0.
D MIN SEC
D MIN SEC
D MIN SEC
10.
N MI
N MI
N MI
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