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Skill 3 · Dead reckoningProblem 361001
Two legs from a 0800 fix: where is the 0845 DR?
At 0800 you fix your position 030°T, 0.8 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 057°T at 9.4 kn until 0825, then 205°T at 8.3 kn until 0845.
Give the 0845 DR position as the true bearing FROM Mill stack 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 | 030°T, 0.8 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Leg 1 | 057°T, 9.4 kn, 0800 to 0825 |
| Leg 2 | 205°T, 8.3 kn, 0825 to 0845 |
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