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Skill 3 · Dead reckoningProblem 709001
Two legs from a 1540 fix: where is the 1640 DR?
At 1540 you fix your position 325°T, 2.8 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 285°T at 5.9 kn until 1610, then 239°T at 4.2 kn until 1640.
Give the 1640 DR position as the true bearing FROM Heron Point Light 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).
| 1540 fix | 325°T, 2.8 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Leg 1 | 285°T, 5.9 kn, 1540 to 1610 |
| Leg 2 | 239°T, 4.2 kn, 1610 to 1640 |
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