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Skill 3 · Dead reckoningProblem 499005
Two legs from a 1200 fix: where is the 1245 DR?
At 1200 you fix your position 072°T, 2.3 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 078°T at 7.2 kn until 1225, then 261°T at 4.6 kn until 1245.
Give the 1245 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).
| 1200 fix | 072°T, 2.3 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Leg 1 | 078°T, 7.2 kn, 1200 to 1225 |
| Leg 2 | 261°T, 4.6 kn, 1225 to 1245 |
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