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Skill 3 · Dead reckoningProblem 638003
Two legs from a 1500 fix: where is the 1555 DR?
At 1500 you fix your position 317°T, 3.1 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 223°T at 4.0 kn until 1515, then 175°T at 9.4 kn until 1555.
Give the 1555 DR position as the true bearing FROM Mill stack 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).
| 1500 fix | 317°T, 3.1 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Leg 1 | 223°T, 4.0 kn, 1500 to 1515 |
| Leg 2 | 175°T, 9.4 kn, 1515 to 1555 |
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