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Skill 3 · Dead reckoningProblem 85008
Two legs from a 0900 fix: where is the 1015 DR?
At 0900 you fix your position 336°T, 2.2 nm from Mill stack. You steer 051°T at 8.5 kn until 0940, then 248°T at 6.4 kn until 1015.
Give the 1015 DR position as the true bearing FROM Tern Island tower 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).
| 0900 fix | 336°T, 2.2 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Leg 1 | 051°T, 8.5 kn, 0900 to 0940 |
| Leg 2 | 248°T, 6.4 kn, 0940 to 1015 |
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