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Skill 3 · Dead reckoningProblem 142004
Two legs from a 1500 fix: where is the 1525 DR?
At 1500 you fix your position 054°T, 2.3 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 016°T at 8.7 kn until 1510, then 068°T at 6.6 kn until 1525.
Give the 1525 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).
| 1500 fix | 054°T, 2.3 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Leg 1 | 016°T, 8.7 kn, 1500 to 1510 |
| Leg 2 | 068°T, 6.6 kn, 1510 to 1525 |
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