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Skill 3 · Dead reckoningProblem 115004
Two legs from a 1450 fix: where is the 1515 DR?
At 1450 you fix your position 035°T, 2.9 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 004°T at 5.3 kn until 1500, then 056°T at 6.9 kn until 1515.
Give the 1515 DR position as the true bearing FROM Tern Island tower to the DR, and the distance. Courses are true and speeds are through the water; dead reckoning ignores current and leeway.
Tolerance: 2° and 0.15 nm (or 4 % of the distance).
| 1450 fix | 035°T, 2.9 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Leg 1 | 004°T, 5.3 kn, 1450 to 1500 |
| Leg 2 | 056°T, 6.9 kn, 1500 to 1515 |
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