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Skill 3 · Dead reckoningProblem 201003
Two legs from a 1050 fix: where is the 1145 DR?
At 1050 you fix your position 052°T, 2.8 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 030°T at 7.3 kn until 1110, then 284°T at 7.8 kn until 1145.
Give the 1145 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).
| 1050 fix | 052°T, 2.8 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Leg 1 | 030°T, 7.3 kn, 1050 to 1110 |
| Leg 2 | 284°T, 7.8 kn, 1110 to 1145 |
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