Read the passage and decide whether the following recommendations correspond to the directions given in the passage. Correct the false recommendations.

1. From a position 5 miles S. Of madge Bank steer to a position 19 miles N of Mui Ba kiem.
2. From a position 19 miles S off M.B.K. steer 080⁰ between Banc Rivier and Torcy Bank.
3. From a position 5 miles N. Of M.B. steer 080⁰ between B.R. and T.B.
4. Steer 080⁰ until about the meridian of 108⁰50.
5. From a position about the meridian of 108⁰50 steer to the NE.
6. This course will lead clear of the banks and dangerous wrecks.
7. The banks and wrecks extend SSW from Pointe Lagan.

a) Directions. The following route, coastwise from Sai Gon NE was used by HMS Warrior in September 1954 on several occasions.

Form a position 19m miles S of Mui Ba Kiem(6.10), steer)5550 to a position 5 miles N of Madge Bank, thence steer 0800between Banc Pivier and Torcy Bank until about the meridian of 108050’E, when course may be altered to the NE clear of the banks and dangerous wrecks extending SSE from Pointe Lagan.

Answer these questions:

1) From what position should a vessel steer 080⁰?

2) How long should a vessel steer 0550?

3) When may course be altered to the NE?

4) In what direction do the banks and dangerous wrecks extend from Points Lagan?

5) By what ship was this route used in September 1954?

6) What country did the ship belong to?

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