Skill 4 · Two-bearing fixProblem 8008
Two hand-bearing compass bearings at 1215: plot the fix.
At 1215 you take two bearings with a hand-bearing compass: Heron Point Light bears 237°M and Westfield church spire bears 301°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 "3" to the fix, and the distance.
Tolerance: 2° and 0.15 nm (or 4 % of the distance).
| Heron Point Light | 237°M |
|---|---|
| Westfield church spire | 301°M |
| Variation | 7°W |
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