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Skill 3 · Dead reckoningProblem 16001
Two legs from a 1215 fix: where is the 1250 DR?
At 1215 you fix your position 030°T, 2.9 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 349°T at 9.6 kn until 1240, then 191°T at 8.4 kn until 1250.
Give the 1250 DR position as the true bearing FROM Westfield church spire 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).
| 1215 fix | 030°T, 2.9 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Leg 1 | 349°T, 9.6 kn, 1215 to 1240 |
| Leg 2 | 191°T, 8.4 kn, 1240 to 1250 |
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