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Skill 3 · Dead reckoningProblem 500003
Two legs from a 1230 fix: where is the 1315 DR?
At 1230 you fix your position 000°T, 1.7 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 232°T at 9.8 kn until 1305, then 121°T at 4.7 kn until 1315.
Give the 1315 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).
| 1230 fix | 000°T, 1.7 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Leg 1 | 232°T, 9.8 kn, 1230 to 1305 |
| Leg 2 | 121°T, 4.7 kn, 1305 to 1315 |
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