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Skill 3 · Dead reckoningProblem 78003
Two legs from a 0720 fix: where is the 0800 DR?
At 0720 you fix your position 225°T, 3.2 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 113°T at 7.1 kn until 0750, then 293°T at 8.2 kn until 0800.
Give the 0800 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).
| 0720 fix | 225°T, 3.2 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Leg 1 | 113°T, 7.1 kn, 0720 to 0750 |
| Leg 2 | 293°T, 8.2 kn, 0750 to 0800 |
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