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Skill 3 · Dead reckoningProblem 721008
Two legs from a 1400 fix: where is the 1500 DR?
At 1400 you fix your position 235°T, 3.3 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 349°T at 5.4 kn until 1435, then 250°T at 4.9 kn until 1500.
Give the 1500 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 | 235°T, 3.3 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Leg 1 | 349°T, 5.4 kn, 1400 to 1435 |
| Leg 2 | 250°T, 4.9 kn, 1435 to 1500 |
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