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Skill 3 · Dead reckoningProblem 657001
Two legs from a 1520 fix: where is the 1600 DR?
At 1520 you fix your position 031°T, 2.3 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 332°T at 7.3 kn until 1550, then 093°T at 8.0 kn until 1600.
Give the 1600 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).
| 1520 fix | 031°T, 2.3 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Leg 1 | 332°T, 7.3 kn, 1520 to 1550 |
| Leg 2 | 093°T, 8.0 kn, 1550 to 1600 |
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