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Sun Sight &
Dead-Reckoning problem     Leg 50  033099   Test your knowledge!
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Last FIX position (35d 52.0'S  170d 48.4'E) 09:05:22 @ 18/02/1999 GMT. 
TC 150.8d, speed 9.4 Kts. Var 20dE, Dev 3dE. We are sailing under a solid 
low overcast. At 0800ZT 20/02/1999 we have land to port.

1)  What is the DR position at 0800ZT?
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At 13:45:00ZT the same day we manage a quick shot of the lower limb of the Sun.

    Hs 60d 00.2'


2)  What is the Sun's Zn?
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At 18:10:10 me manage another lower limb Sun sight.

    Hs: 12d 54.4'

3)  What is the Running Fix position from the previous Sun sight?
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We set a course to a point(40d 00.0'S  174d 15.0'E) that is of off the
Mt. Egmount headland. Var 20dE, Dev 3dE, Current set 15d, drift 15 Kts
per day. We are making 10 Kts close hauled on a port tack. 


4)  What is the TC and Dist. to this point?
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5)  What is the Compass Course(CC)/Course-to-Steer?
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6)  What is our Estimated Time of Arrival at the waypoint?
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7)  What is the time of Sunset at the(40d 00.0'S  174d 15.0'E)
    waypoint?
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NOTE:
Lat & Lo = XXd XX.X', Date=DD/MM/YY, HE 9 Feet, Index correction
-2.5', Time hh:mm:ss in UTC/GMT,unless otherwise stated. Silicon Sea II
is a 34,000 lb(15.40t) displacement sailing vessel, 48' 3"(14.70m) LOA. 39'
(12.00m) LWL; Cutter rigged. Can tack to 45d. Water Tanks = 220 gal(1000
ltrs). Fuel Tanks = 155 gal(700 ltrs). Fuel consumption .675 gal/Hr at 8.5
Kts. DR(Ded-Reckoning)=position by sailings, EP(Estimated Position)=DR+current
affect. Dist to Horizon: Nmi = SQRT HE@mtrs x 2.07; Nmi = SQRT HE@ft x 1.17. 

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