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What is the position obtained by applying only your vessel's course and speed to a known position?
Dead-reckoning
A barometric pressure reading of 29.92 inches of mercury is equivalent to __________.
1013.25 millibars
What is the position obtained by applying estimated current and wind to your vessel's course and speed?
Estimated position
Apparent altitude is sextant altitude corrected for __________.
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What is the position obtained by applying only your vessel's course and speed to a known position?
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Where can the data relating to the direction and velocity of rotary tidal currents be found?
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What is the position obtained by applying estimated current and wind to your vessel's course and speed?
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A barometric pressure reading of 29.92 inches of mercury is equivalent to __________.
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Apparent altitude is sextant altitude corrected for __________.
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Where can the data relating to the direction and velocity of rotary tidal currents be found?
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