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Skill 3 · Dead reckoningProblem 615002
Two legs from a 0720 fix: where is the 0815 DR?
At 0720 you fix your position 036°T, 2.3 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 325°T at 8.4 kn until 0740, then 023°T at 6.6 kn until 0815.
Give the 0815 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).
| 0720 fix | 036°T, 2.3 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Leg 1 | 325°T, 8.4 kn, 0720 to 0740 |
| Leg 2 | 023°T, 6.6 kn, 0740 to 0815 |
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