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Skill 3 · Dead reckoningProblem 565007
Two legs from a 0800 fix: where is the 0900 DR?
At 0800 you fix your position 242°T, 3.5 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 294°T at 6.2 kn until 0835, then 148°T at 9.1 kn until 0900.
Give the 0900 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).
| 0800 fix | 242°T, 3.5 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Leg 1 | 294°T, 6.2 kn, 0800 to 0835 |
| Leg 2 | 148°T, 9.1 kn, 0835 to 0900 |
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