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Skill 3 · Dead reckoningProblem 738002
Two legs from a 1540 fix: where is the 1640 DR?
At 1540 you fix your position 015°T, 2.4 nm from Mill stack. You steer 343°T at 8.3 kn until 1625, then 250°T at 9.5 kn until 1640.
Give the 1640 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).
| 1540 fix | 015°T, 2.4 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Leg 1 | 343°T, 8.3 kn, 1540 to 1625 |
| Leg 2 | 250°T, 9.5 kn, 1625 to 1640 |
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