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Skill 3 · Dead reckoningProblem 628001
Two legs from a 0815 fix: where is the 0850 DR?
At 0815 you fix your position 045°T, 2.7 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 303°T at 9.4 kn until 0830, then 122°T at 8.8 kn until 0850.
Give the 0850 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).
| 0815 fix | 045°T, 2.7 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Leg 1 | 303°T, 9.4 kn, 0815 to 0830 |
| Leg 2 | 122°T, 8.8 kn, 0830 to 0850 |
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