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Skill 3 · Dead reckoningProblem 201006
Two legs from a 1420 fix: where is the 1500 DR?
At 1420 you fix your position 257°T, 1.5 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 222°T at 4.8 kn until 1440, then 325°T at 8.1 kn until 1500.
Give the 1500 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).
| 1420 fix | 257°T, 1.5 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Leg 1 | 222°T, 4.8 kn, 1420 to 1440 |
| Leg 2 | 325°T, 8.1 kn, 1440 to 1500 |
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