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Skill 3 · Dead reckoningProblem 89008
Two legs from a 0835 fix: where is the 0905 DR?
At 0835 you fix your position 251°T, 2.7 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 279°T at 6.5 kn until 0855, then 220°T at 7.8 kn until 0905.
Give the 0905 DR position as the true bearing FROM Heron Point Light 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).
| 0835 fix | 251°T, 2.7 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Leg 1 | 279°T, 6.5 kn, 0835 to 0855 |
| Leg 2 | 220°T, 7.8 kn, 0855 to 0905 |
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