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Skill 3 · Dead reckoningProblem 539002
Two legs from a 1200 fix: where is the 1250 DR?
At 1200 you fix your position 047°T, 1.7 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 105°T at 9.8 kn until 1225, then 264°T at 4.5 kn until 1250.
Give the 1250 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 | 047°T, 1.7 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Leg 1 | 105°T, 9.8 kn, 1200 to 1225 |
| Leg 2 | 264°T, 4.5 kn, 1225 to 1250 |
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