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5. Heading W.N.W., a red side-light bears 2 points on the port bow,
between what points may she be heading?
6. Heading S.E. by S., a red side-light is sighted 4 points on the
starboard bow, between what points may she be heading?
Exercise III.
You are in a steamship; state between what points the sailing
vessels in the following examples may be heading, making due allowance
for the direction of the wind.
Side-light Bearing Wind.
1. Green S.W. South
2. „ ES.B: N.W.
3. „ EKE. S.S.E.
4=. Red S.E. North
5. „ S.S.W. ' S.E
6. „ W.S.W. N.W.
7. You are heading North The wind is right aft. You see a
green light ahead. How is that ship steering?
8. You are heading North, with a S.E. wind. You see a green light
ahead. - How is that ship steering?
9. You are heading South. Wind North. You see a red light
ahead. How is the other ship heading?
10. You are heading South. Wind N.E. You see a red light ahead.
How is the other ship heading?
11. You are heading N.E. with the wind West. You see a green
light ahead. Between what points is that vessel steering?
12. You are heading N.N.E. with the wind South. You see a green
light 2 points on starboard bow. How is the other vessel steering?
13. You are heading S.E. jwith the wind right ahead, and you see a
sailing vessel's red light 4: points on your starboard bow. Between
what points is she steering?
Answers—Exercise 1.*
1. (i) N.N.E., (ii) N.W., (iii) W. by S., (iv) S.S.W., (v) S,E,, (vi)
E. by S.
% (i) N.W. by W., (ii) N.E. by N., (iii) E,S.E,, (iv) RE., (v) SAW.
(vi) W. by S,
|Vik & S.aW. i. E. by a 5. &K by E. 6, W. by S.