Skill 4 · Two-bearing fixProblem 210002
Two hand-bearing compass bearings at 0905: plot the fix.
At 0905 you take two bearings with a hand-bearing compass: Kittle water tank bears 164°M and Mill stack bears 226°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).
| Kittle water tank | 164°M |
|---|---|
| Mill stack | 226°M |
| Variation | 7°W |
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