Skill 4 · Two-bearing fixProblem 86006
Two hand-bearing compass bearings at 1135: plot the fix.
At 1135 you take two bearings with a hand-bearing compass: Heron Point Light bears 221°M and Kittle water tank bears 147°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).
| Heron Point Light | 221°M |
|---|---|
| Kittle water tank | 147°M |
| Variation | 7°W |
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