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Skill 3 · Dead reckoningProblem 349003
Two legs from a 1345 fix: where is the 1455 DR?
At 1345 you fix your position 025°T, 2.3 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 260°T at 5.9 kn until 1410, then 301°T at 8.1 kn until 1455.
Give the 1455 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).
| 1345 fix | 025°T, 2.3 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Leg 1 | 260°T, 5.9 kn, 1345 to 1410 |
| Leg 2 | 301°T, 8.1 kn, 1410 to 1455 |
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