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Skill 3 · Dead reckoningProblem 545003
Two legs from a 0800 fix: where is the 0850 DR?
At 0800 you fix your position 287°T, 2.9 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 085°T at 5.5 kn until 0825, then 284°T at 8.2 kn until 0850.
Give the 0850 DR position as the true bearing FROM Tern Island tower 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).
| 0800 fix | 287°T, 2.9 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Leg 1 | 085°T, 5.5 kn, 0800 to 0825 |
| Leg 2 | 284°T, 8.2 kn, 0825 to 0850 |
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