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From: Kevin Coulombe
Date: 2012 Oct 25, 04:02 -0700
BODY: SUN
Upper Limb
WATCH TIME: 081049 LT 25.10.2012
ZD: +2
WATCH ERROR: -0-
SEXTANT
FPM DRUM SEXTANT / AP MOLLER COMPANY ISSUE / CURRENT BRIDGE EQUIPMENT
4X40 MONOCULAR
RESIDUAL ERRORS +5” AT 20 DEGREES
INDEX ERROR 0.8 OFF THE ARC
SEXTANT ALTITUDE 11-44.6
BODY: SUN
Lower Limb
WATCH TIME: 081354 LT
ZD: +2
WATCH ERROR: -0-
SEXTANT
FPM DRUM SEXTANT / AP MOLLER COMPANY ISSUE / CURRENT BRIDGE EQUIPMENT
4X40 MONOCULAR
RESIDUAL ERRORS +5” AT 20 DEGREES
INDEX ERROR 0.8 OFF THE ARC
SEXTANT ALTITUDE 11-40.8
HEIGHT OF EYE 30 METERS
BAROMETER 1005
AIR TEMP 14C
DR
L 42 25.3 M
Lo 038-39.5 W
Course 097 T
SOA 21 kt
Remarks:
Easy motion in rough following sea.
Increased speed over required to outpace a maturing tropical depression.
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