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Skill 3 · Dead reckoningProblem 332007
Two legs from a 0800 fix: where is the 0840 DR?
At 0800 you fix your position 344°T, 2.4 nm from Mill stack. You steer 020°T at 5.5 kn until 0830, then 292°T at 4.9 kn until 0840.
Give the 0840 DR position as the true bearing FROM Tern Island tower 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).
| 0800 fix | 344°T, 2.4 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Leg 1 | 020°T, 5.5 kn, 0800 to 0830 |
| Leg 2 | 292°T, 4.9 kn, 0830 to 0840 |
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