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 Section 5

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1.   Point of departure, course steered, distance, speed and time.
2.   One decimal place; e.g., 5.4
3.   The centre point or hole in the centre of the protractor.
4.   False. Courses are always written as three numbers: C 040, with zeros shown.
5.   4:05 p.m.
6.   3h 50m or 3 h 50 min
7.   6 nm
8.   4.2 kts
9.   0550
10.   DR positions should be plotted with each change of course, change of speed, and every hour on the hour (every half an hour for a powerboat if speed warrants).

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