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Skill 3 · Dead reckoningProblem 425001
Two legs from a 1550 fix: where is the 1645 DR?
At 1550 you fix your position 000°T, 1.6 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 260°T at 7.5 kn until 1620, then 166°T at 10.0 kn until 1645.
Give the 1645 DR position as the true bearing FROM Heron Point Light 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).
| 1550 fix | 000°T, 1.6 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Leg 1 | 260°T, 7.5 kn, 1550 to 1620 |
| Leg 2 | 166°T, 10.0 kn, 1620 to 1645 |
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