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Skill 3 · Dead reckoningProblem 545001
Two legs from a 0730 fix: where is the 0800 DR?
At 0730 you fix your position 073°T, 3.5 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 199°T at 9.6 kn until 0750, then 148°T at 6.3 kn until 0800.
Give the 0800 DR position as the true bearing FROM Gannet Rock daybeacon 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).
| 0730 fix | 073°T, 3.5 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Leg 1 | 199°T, 9.6 kn, 0730 to 0750 |
| Leg 2 | 148°T, 6.3 kn, 0750 to 0800 |
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