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Skill 3 · Dead reckoningProblem 650005
Two legs from a 1400 fix: where is the 1455 DR?
At 1400 you fix your position 255°T, 3.3 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 045°T at 4.5 kn until 1430, then 266°T at 6.3 kn until 1455.
Give the 1455 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).
| 1400 fix | 255°T, 3.3 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Leg 1 | 045°T, 4.5 kn, 1400 to 1430 |
| Leg 2 | 266°T, 6.3 kn, 1430 to 1455 |
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