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Skill 3 · Dead reckoningProblem 255001
Two legs from a 1400 fix: where is the 1435 DR?
At 1400 you fix your position 253°T, 2.7 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 217°T at 5.0 kn until 1415, then 251°T at 6.8 kn until 1435.
Give the 1435 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).
| 1400 fix | 253°T, 2.7 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Leg 1 | 217°T, 5.0 kn, 1400 to 1415 |
| Leg 2 | 251°T, 6.8 kn, 1415 to 1435 |
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