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Understanding Parallel Sailing Calculations

Parallel sailing involves the conversion of departure and difference of longitude for vessels sailing due east or west. The document provides formulas for these transformations and includes examples demonstrating the calculations for departure and change in longitude. Two examples illustrate the application of the formulas in practical navigation scenarios.

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Understanding Parallel Sailing Calculations

Parallel sailing involves the conversion of departure and difference of longitude for vessels sailing due east or west. The document provides formulas for these transformations and includes examples demonstrating the calculations for departure and change in longitude. Two examples illustrate the application of the formulas in practical navigation scenarios.

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Parallel Sailing

Parallel sailing consists of the interconversion of departure and difference of longitude. It is the
simplest form of spherical sailing and is used when a vessel is sailing due east or west. The formulae
for these transformations are:
DLo = p sec L p = DLo cos L

Example 1: The DR latitude of a ship on course 090° is 49°30'N. The ship steams on this course until
the longitude changes 3°30' Required: The departure by (1) computation .

Dlo = p / cos L p = Dlo cos L


=
Dlo = 3° 20’ = 210’

p = 210 cos 49.5° = 210 x 0.64945 = 136.38450 nm

Answers: p = 136.4 nm E

Example 2:
The DR latitude of a ship on course 270° is L 38° 15' S. The ship steams on this course for a distance of
215.5 nm.

Required: The change in longitude by (1) computation and (2) traverse table.

DLo = p sec L p = DLo cos L

p = 215.5'

Dlo = 215.5' / cos 38.25° = 215.5' / 0.78532 = 274.4'

Dlo = 4° 34.4' W

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