Worksheet 556 · Skill 4
Two-bearing fix
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At 0820 you take two bearings with a hand-bearing compass: Heron Point Light bears 221°M and Mill stack bears 167°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 Red nun "2" to the fix, and the distance.
Tolerance: 2° and 0.15 nm (or 4 % of the distance).
Bearing from Red nun "2": ________ °T Distance: ________ nm
At 1240 you take two bearings with a hand-bearing compass: Kittle water tank bears 156°M and Westfield church spire bears 277°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).
Bearing from Tern Island tower: ________ °T Distance: ________ nm
At 0815 you take two bearings with a hand-bearing compass: Mill stack bears 217°M and Westfield church spire bears 295°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 Gannet Rock daybeacon to the fix, and the distance.
Tolerance: 2° and 0.15 nm (or 4 % of the distance).
Bearing from Gannet Rock daybeacon: ________ °T Distance: ________ nm
At 1020 you take two bearings with a hand-bearing compass: Mill stack bears 179°M and Heron Point Light bears 246°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).
Bearing from Green can "3": ________ °T Distance: ________ nm
At 0735 you take two bearings with a hand-bearing compass: Gannet Rock daybeacon bears 107°M and Heron Point Light bears 219°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 Red nun "2" to the fix, and the distance.
Tolerance: 2° and 0.15 nm (or 4 % of the distance).
Bearing from Red nun "2": ________ °T Distance: ________ nm
At 0710 you take two bearings with a hand-bearing compass: Kittle water tank bears 152°M and Mill stack bears 209°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).
Bearing from Tern Island tower: ________ °T Distance: ________ nm
At 1535 you take two bearings with a hand-bearing compass: Gannet Rock daybeacon bears 104°M and Mill stack bears 154°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).
Bearing from Green can "1": ________ °T Distance: ________ nm
At 1620 you take two bearings with a hand-bearing compass: Gannet Rock daybeacon bears 096°M and Heron Point Light bears 183°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).
Bearing from Green can "1": ________ °T Distance: ________ nm
Practice Sheet No. 1
Answer key
| No. | Answers | Problem |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bearing from Red nun "2": 332 °T Distance: 0.99 nm | No. 556001 (worked solution) |
| 2 | Bearing from Tern Island tower: 153 °T Distance: 1.23 nm | No. 556002 (worked solution) |
| 3 | Bearing from Gannet Rock daybeacon: 245 °T Distance: 2.19 nm | No. 556003 (worked solution) |
| 4 | Bearing from Green can "3": 210 °T Distance: 1.20 nm | No. 556004 (worked solution) |
| 5 | Bearing from Red nun "2": 329 °T Distance: 1.10 nm | No. 556005 (worked solution) |
| 6 | Bearing from Tern Island tower: 170 °T Distance: 1.25 nm | No. 556006 (worked solution) |
| 7 | Bearing from Green can "1": 321 °T Distance: 1.80 nm | No. 556007 (worked solution) |
| 8 | Bearing from Green can "1": 284 °T Distance: 1.99 nm | No. 556008 (worked solution) |