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Skill 3 · Dead reckoningProblem 216007
Two legs from a 1550 fix: where is the 1640 DR?
At 1550 you fix your position 045°T, 3.5 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 088°T at 8.0 kn until 1600, then 155°T at 5.3 kn until 1640.
Give the 1640 DR position as the true bearing FROM Mill stack 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).
| 1550 fix | 045°T, 3.5 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Leg 1 | 088°T, 8.0 kn, 1550 to 1600 |
| Leg 2 | 155°T, 5.3 kn, 1600 to 1640 |
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