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Skill 3 · Dead reckoningProblem 694002
Two legs from a 1230 fix: where is the 1255 DR?
At 1230 you fix your position 050°T, 1.9 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 333°T at 7.2 kn until 1245, then 027°T at 6.0 kn until 1255.
Give the 1255 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).
| 1230 fix | 050°T, 1.9 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Leg 1 | 333°T, 7.2 kn, 1230 to 1245 |
| Leg 2 | 027°T, 6.0 kn, 1245 to 1255 |
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