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14. What kind of navigational aid is at 41°20.9’ N x 70° 50.1’ W?

15. Why wouldn’t you want to anchor at 41° 14.5’ N x 71° 12.6’ W?

16. Describe the navigational aid at 41° 24.2’ N x 70° 51.1’ W.

17. How far is it between the “BUZZARDS” light tower and the RB “VS” whistle buoy?

18. What feature is at 41° 30’ N x 70° 53.9’ W?

19. What navigational feature is at 41° 36.2’ N x 70° 47.5’ W?

20. Give the latitude and longitude of the following:

Tower on Goosebury Neck

Brenton Reef light tower

Gong buoy off the west end of Noman’s Land

R “10” gong buoy in Buzzards Bay

21. How far is it (in miles or nautical miles) to sail from Woods Hole to Tarpauin Cove? In

what approximate direction should you travel?

22. How far is it to sail from Woods Hole to the point where you can safely round Sow and Pigs

Reef?

23. If you came across a buoy that was red colored, had a bell, was marked with a 23 and

flashed green every two seconds, what symbol and label would you look for on your chart?

24. VECTOR ADDITION / SUBTRACTION

How long would it take you to get from the northern-most tip of Block Island to

Newport, RI if your ships maximum speed is 15 knots and there is a 5 knot Southwest current

(currents are named based on where they are going).

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