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Skill 3 · Dead reckoningProblem 62008
Two legs from a 0815 fix: where is the 0850 DR?
At 0815 you fix your position 042°T, 3.2 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 347°T at 9.2 kn until 0835, then 308°T at 4.3 kn until 0850.
Give the 0850 DR position as the true bearing FROM Westfield church spire 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).
| 0815 fix | 042°T, 3.2 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Leg 1 | 347°T, 9.2 kn, 0815 to 0835 |
| Leg 2 | 308°T, 4.3 kn, 0835 to 0850 |
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