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Skill 3 · Dead reckoningProblem 517002
Two legs from a 0950 fix: where is the 1040 DR?
At 0950 you fix your position 229°T, 2.2 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 277°T at 6.5 kn until 1010, then 335°T at 4.6 kn until 1040.
Give the 1040 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).
| 0950 fix | 229°T, 2.2 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Leg 1 | 277°T, 6.5 kn, 0950 to 1010 |
| Leg 2 | 335°T, 4.6 kn, 1010 to 1040 |
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