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Skill 3 · Dead reckoningProblem 115008
Two legs from a 1600 fix: where is the 1655 DR?
At 1600 you fix your position 175°T, 1.4 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 138°T at 7.7 kn until 1625, then 040°T at 5.0 kn until 1655.
Give the 1655 DR position as the true bearing FROM Gannet Rock daybeacon 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).
| 1600 fix | 175°T, 1.4 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Leg 1 | 138°T, 7.7 kn, 1600 to 1625 |
| Leg 2 | 040°T, 5.0 kn, 1625 to 1655 |
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