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Skill 3 · Dead reckoningProblem 357005
Two legs from a 1500 fix: where is the 1545 DR?
At 1500 you fix your position 328°T, 1.6 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 271°T at 7.4 kn until 1530, then 180°T at 6.7 kn until 1545.
Give the 1545 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).
| 1500 fix | 328°T, 1.6 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Leg 1 | 271°T, 7.4 kn, 1500 to 1530 |
| Leg 2 | 180°T, 6.7 kn, 1530 to 1545 |
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