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Skill 3 · Dead reckoningProblem 7005
Two legs from a 0830 fix: where is the 0900 DR?
At 0830 you fix your position 346°T, 2.9 nm from Mill stack. You steer 131°T at 8.2 kn until 0840, then 040°T at 5.2 kn until 0900.
Give the 0900 DR position as the true bearing FROM Gannet Rock daybeacon 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).
| 0830 fix | 346°T, 2.9 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Leg 1 | 131°T, 8.2 kn, 0830 to 0840 |
| Leg 2 | 040°T, 5.2 kn, 0840 to 0900 |
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