Skill 4 · Two-bearing fixProblem 17006
Two hand-bearing compass bearings at 1515: plot the fix.
At 1515 you take two bearings with a hand-bearing compass: Mill stack bears 207°M and Westfield church spire bears 278°M.
Variation is 7°W (from the rose); a hand-bearing compass held away from the boat's steel is taken to have no deviation. Convert to true, plot the two lines of position, and give the fix as the true bearing FROM Tern Island tower to the fix, and the distance.
Tolerance: 2° and 0.15 nm (or 4 % of the distance).
| Mill stack | 207°M |
|---|---|
| Westfield church spire | 278°M |
| Variation | 7°W |
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