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Chuck - and all-
 <"The DR position is only an approximate position because it does not allow
for the effect of leeway, current, >
 Is there anyone here who would "reckon" their position without attemping to 
factor in ALL known effects? If one is plotting a DR position while crossing 
the Gulf Stream, even without knowing the current, is there anyone who would 
not indicate *some* offset as a best guess of the current, since they 
approximate current direction and speed are almost certain to exist to some 
extent?

I ask this as a poll, not as an arguement. My understanding of DR, the good 
Mr. Bowditch aside, was that a navigator placed EVERYTHING he could into the 
DR position and that it was supposed to include all "guestimates" of where 
you actually were, not just ignoring the ones you couldn't specify to five 
decimal places.

   

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