RADAR RELATIVE MOTION

MANEUVERING BOARD SOLVER · STARPATH SCHOOL OF NAVIGATION

► INPUT DATA
BEARING TYPE
All bearings referenced to True North. Own heading is always True.
FIRST OBSERVATION
TIME (HH:MM)
RANGE (nm)
BEARING (T)

SECOND OBSERVATION
TIME (HH:MM)
RANGE (nm)
BEARING (T)

OWN SHIP (CONSTANT)
HEADING (T)
SPEED (kts)
► SOLUTION
Relative Motion
Speed of Rel. Motion (SRM)
Dir. of Rel. Motion (DRM)
Closest Point of Approach (CPA)
CPA Range
Time to CPA (from T2)
Time of CPA (clock)
Bearing at CPA
Target Vessel (True)
True Course (always °T)
True Speed
► MANEUVERING BOARD PLOT
Own ship
T1 – first obs.
T2 – second obs.
CPA
Rel. motion line
CPA perpendicular
Own ship hdg
Target true course