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Skill 3 · Dead reckoningProblem 240008
Two legs from a 0850 fix: where is the 0945 DR?
At 0850 you fix your position 005°T, 1.7 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 155°T at 7.8 kn until 0900, then 349°T at 5.2 kn until 0945.
Give the 0945 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).
| 0850 fix | 005°T, 1.7 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Leg 1 | 155°T, 7.8 kn, 0850 to 0900 |
| Leg 2 | 349°T, 5.2 kn, 0900 to 0945 |
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