Radar Plotting Practice Pack, 6 Exercises with Answer Key PDF
Practise the radar relative plot until CPA and TCPA feel automatic.
Professional plotting sheets in A4 and US Letter: a 6-ring North-up radar plotting sheet, a 10-ring manoeuvring board with side speed scales from 2:1 to 5:1 and a time, speed and distance nomogram, an exam-style transfer plotting sheet for three targets, and a watchkeeping observation log
Six pre-set exercise situations with own ship data and timed bearings and ranges, covering head-on, crossing, overtaking and multi-target encounters
Fully worked answer key: CPA, TCPA, true course and speed, aspect and the COLREGs appreciation, each with a solution diagram
Print at 100% in A4 or US Letter as many times as you need
Everything you need to practise the radar relative plot on paper, the way it is examined. Plot the timed observations, build the OAW triangle, and check yourself against fully worked solutions rather than a bare list of answers.
The sheets match the boards used in radar observer and OOW courses, so practice at home transfers straight to the exam room and the bridge.
What's inside
Cover and how to use
Radar Plotting Sheet, 6 rings North-up
Manoeuvring Board, 10 rings with nomogram and side speed scales
Transfer Plotting Sheet for a three-target report
Radar Observation Log
Exercise set-ups 1 to 6 on three sheets
Answer key with solution diagrams on two sheets
Combined pack PDF plus individual sheet PDFs, each in A4 and US Letter
Who it's for: OOW and Master candidates, RYA Yachtmaster Ocean and radar course students, and watchkeepers keeping their plotting sharp.
Licence: Personal and classroom use. You may share and repost this content, including commercially. You may not resell the files themselves or sell them on as a standalone product. Copyright remains with Maritime Master Limited.
Printing: Print at 100% or actual size so the plotting scales stay true. Prints cleanly in black and white.
