Skill 4 · Two-bearing fixProblem 46005
Two hand-bearing compass bearings at 1055: plot the fix.
At 1055 you take two bearings with a hand-bearing compass: Kittle water tank bears 147°M and Westfield church spire bears 267°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 | 147°M |
|---|---|
| Westfield church spire | 267°M |
| Variation | 7°W |
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