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Skill 3 · Dead reckoningProblem 172005
Two legs from a 1600 fix: where is the 1640 DR?
At 1600 you fix your position 040°T, 3.2 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 024°T at 7.1 kn until 1625, then 261°T at 5.1 kn until 1640.
Give the 1640 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).
| 1600 fix | 040°T, 3.2 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Leg 1 | 024°T, 7.1 kn, 1600 to 1625 |
| Leg 2 | 261°T, 5.1 kn, 1625 to 1640 |
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