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Skill 3 · Dead reckoningProblem 510005
Two legs from a 1540 fix: where is the 1650 DR?
At 1540 you fix your position 046°T, 2.3 nm from Mill stack. You steer 282°T at 7.6 kn until 1610, then 350°T at 7.5 kn until 1650.
Give the 1650 DR position as the true bearing FROM Westfield church spire 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).
| 1540 fix | 046°T, 2.3 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Leg 1 | 282°T, 7.6 kn, 1540 to 1610 |
| Leg 2 | 350°T, 7.5 kn, 1610 to 1650 |
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