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Skill 3 · Dead reckoningProblem 445002
Two legs from a 1255 fix: where is the 1320 DR?
At 1255 you fix your position 070°T, 1.7 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 084°T at 6.4 kn until 1310, then 277°T at 8.4 kn until 1320.
Give the 1320 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).
| 1255 fix | 070°T, 1.7 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Leg 1 | 084°T, 6.4 kn, 1255 to 1310 |
| Leg 2 | 277°T, 8.4 kn, 1310 to 1320 |
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