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Skill 3 · Dead reckoningProblem 449004
Two legs from a 1400 fix: where is the 1440 DR?
At 1400 you fix your position 071°T, 1.0 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 060°T at 6.7 kn until 1415, then 266°T at 5.8 kn until 1440.
Give the 1440 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).
| 1400 fix | 071°T, 1.0 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Leg 1 | 060°T, 6.7 kn, 1400 to 1415 |
| Leg 2 | 266°T, 5.8 kn, 1415 to 1440 |
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