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Skill 3 · Dead reckoningProblem 220007
Two legs from a 1355 fix: where is the 1500 DR?
At 1355 you fix your position 047°T, 3.5 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 143°T at 5.5 kn until 1440, then 271°T at 7.0 kn until 1500.
Give the 1500 DR position as the true bearing FROM Heron Point Light 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).
| 1355 fix | 047°T, 3.5 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Leg 1 | 143°T, 5.5 kn, 1355 to 1440 |
| Leg 2 | 271°T, 7.0 kn, 1440 to 1500 |
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