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Skill 3 · Dead reckoningProblem 300003
Two legs from a 1430 fix: where is the 1505 DR?
At 1430 you fix your position 246°T, 2.9 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 200°T at 9.0 kn until 1440, then 276°T at 8.8 kn until 1505.
Give the 1505 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).
| 1430 fix | 246°T, 2.9 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Leg 1 | 200°T, 9.0 kn, 1430 to 1440 |
| Leg 2 | 276°T, 8.8 kn, 1440 to 1505 |
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