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Skill 3 · Dead reckoningProblem 456003
Two legs from a 1500 fix: where is the 1550 DR?
At 1500 you fix your position 054°T, 1.1 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 185°T at 4.5 kn until 1515, then 022°T at 7.7 kn until 1550.
Give the 1550 DR position as the true bearing FROM Tern Island tower 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 | 054°T, 1.1 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Leg 1 | 185°T, 4.5 kn, 1500 to 1515 |
| Leg 2 | 022°T, 7.7 kn, 1515 to 1550 |
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