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Skill 3 · Dead reckoningProblem 8007
Two legs from a 1550 fix: where is the 1650 DR?
At 1550 you fix your position 297°T, 2.3 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 180°T at 8.8 kn until 1615, then 076°T at 6.4 kn until 1650.
Give the 1650 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).
| 1550 fix | 297°T, 2.3 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Leg 1 | 180°T, 8.8 kn, 1550 to 1615 |
| Leg 2 | 076°T, 6.4 kn, 1615 to 1650 |
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