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Skill 3 · Dead reckoningProblem 6007
Two legs from a 0930 fix: where is the 1025 DR?
At 0930 you fix your position 240°T, 2.4 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 336°T at 9.8 kn until 0945, then 239°T at 4.2 kn until 1025.
Give the 1025 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).
| 0930 fix | 240°T, 2.4 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Leg 1 | 336°T, 9.8 kn, 0930 to 0945 |
| Leg 2 | 239°T, 4.2 kn, 0945 to 1025 |
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