Skill 4 · Two-bearing fixProblem 72003
Two hand-bearing compass bearings at 1005: plot the fix.
At 1005 you take two bearings with a hand-bearing compass: Westfield church spire bears 291°M and Heron Point Light bears 228°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 Green can "1" to the fix, and the distance.
Tolerance: 2° and 0.15 nm (or 4 % of the distance).
| Westfield church spire | 291°M |
|---|---|
| Heron Point Light | 228°M |
| Variation | 7°W |
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