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Skill 3 · Dead reckoningProblem 324006
Two legs from a 1540 fix: where is the 1655 DR?
At 1540 you fix your position 267°T, 3.6 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 058°T at 4.5 kn until 1625, then 282°T at 7.4 kn until 1655.
Give the 1655 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).
| 1540 fix | 267°T, 3.6 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Leg 1 | 058°T, 4.5 kn, 1540 to 1625 |
| Leg 2 | 282°T, 7.4 kn, 1625 to 1655 |
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