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Skill 3 · Dead reckoningProblem 232005
Two legs from a 0935 fix: where is the 1025 DR?
At 0935 you fix your position 282°T, 3.4 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 117°T at 8.6 kn until 0945, then 199°T at 5.3 kn until 1025.
Give the 1025 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).
| 0935 fix | 282°T, 3.4 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Leg 1 | 117°T, 8.6 kn, 0935 to 0945 |
| Leg 2 | 199°T, 5.3 kn, 0945 to 1025 |
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