Closest Point of Approach and Time to CPA Calculator
Closest Point of Approach and Time to CPA: a planned Super Calculator tool. Stub page: the tool, its formula and a worked example are not published yet.
Closest Point of Approach and Time to CPA Calculator is a planned calculator in the transport section of Super Calculator, covering navigation.
What this calculator will compute
Inputs: own course and speed, target course and speed and current range and bearing.
Formula, recorded as scope and not yet verified against a primary source: Relative motion vector between two vessels gives CPA range and TCPA.
Safety note: collision avoidance under the rules of the road.
Status
This page is a stub. The calculator is not built, no figure on this page has been verified against the authority that sets it, and nothing here should be used to make a decision. The page exists so that the site structure is complete and so that articles can link this concept on first mention.
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