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Skill 3 · Dead reckoningProblem 525007
Two legs from a 1435 fix: where is the 1500 DR?
At 1435 you fix your position 242°T, 3.3 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 138°T at 5.6 kn until 1445, then 210°T at 7.2 kn until 1500.
Give the 1500 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).
| 1435 fix | 242°T, 3.3 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Leg 1 | 138°T, 5.6 kn, 1435 to 1445 |
| Leg 2 | 210°T, 7.2 kn, 1445 to 1500 |
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