Finding the ship's arrival position

While solving the exercises, it may be necessary to find the final position of the ship, given the following determinants.

  • Initial position
  • True course
  • Distance run

Therefore, this program is designed to solve this issue by applying well-known sailing laws, which we summarize as follows

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Finding the True Course and the Distance Run from Position (A) to Position (B):

While solving the exercises, it may be necessary to find the course and distance between two positions of the ship, given the following determinants.

  • Position (A).
  • Position (B).

Therefore, this program is designed to solve this issue by applying the Mercator rules, which we summarize as follows

  • Solving for difference in Latitude (d Lat.)
  • Solving for difference in Longitude (d Long.)
  • Solving for Meridional Parts and difference in Meridional Parts (DMP)
  • Tan Course = (d Long.) / (DMP)
  • Distance = (d Lat.) / Cos Course
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