Skill 4 · Two-bearing fixProblem 5008
Two hand-bearing compass bearings at 1105: plot the fix.
At 1105 you take two bearings with a hand-bearing compass: Mill stack bears 221°M and Gannet Rock daybeacon bears 159°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 | 221°M |
|---|---|
| Gannet Rock daybeacon | 159°M |
| Variation | 7°W |
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