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Skill 3 · Dead reckoningProblem 311003
Two legs from a 1600 fix: where is the 1705 DR?
At 1600 you fix your position 272°T, 2.2 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 234°T at 7.0 kn until 1635, then 101°T at 8.8 kn until 1705.
Give the 1705 DR position as the true bearing FROM Gannet Rock daybeacon 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).
| 1600 fix | 272°T, 2.2 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Leg 1 | 234°T, 7.0 kn, 1600 to 1635 |
| Leg 2 | 101°T, 8.8 kn, 1635 to 1705 |
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