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NAU 102
Lesson 22
 Running Fix

•Running Fix - A position determined by

crossing non-simultaneous lines of position
(LOP’s) that are advanced or retired to a
common time.
•Used in circumstances when it is difficult to get
two LOP’s at once.
(E.g. Low visibility, isolated lights)
 Running Fix

•Less reliable than a fix.

•Part fix and part DR.

•Ignores current, wind, bad steering,

etc.
 Tank
Running Fix
Light
FL 6s 58ft 9M

Lon
g
9 Po
9 5 5 int 5 9
9 9
9
11 5 9 11
11 9 9 11

0
83
11 11
15

0- 0
9 11 15
19 15 17

1
pa

08
17

08
96 19 19
0

17 17

3
1

19 11

0
08

2 2
0 8 30 0
0
21 8 10 2 2 21
0800 2 0 0 0
0 2 2
C- 085 T 21
0 2
0 0
S - 12 21 21 21 C- 085 T
R-FIX 0830
23 23 23 23 S - 12
23 23
Running Fixes
Universal Plotting Sheet

S 10
Universal Plotting Sheet
Universal Plotting Sheet
 STEP #1:
• Take Tank
a bearing to the Nav Aid and draw the LOP on the chart.
• Plot your associated DR position. Running FIX
Light
FL 6s 58ft 9M

Lon
9

g
Po
9 5 5 int 5 9
9 9
9
11 5 9 11
11 9 9 11
11 11 15
15 9 15
19 15 11 17
pa
96 17 19 19
0

17 19 17
081

11
2 2
0 0
2
2 2 2 21
1 0 0
800 2
08 0 0
2
0
0 0
2 21
C- 085 0
0
21
S - 12 21 21 21
23 23 23 23
23 23
 STEP #2
• Take Tank
a second bearing and plot it.
• Plot your associated DR position. Running FIX
Light
FL 6s 58ft 9M

Lon
g
9 Po
9 5 5 int 5 9
9 9
9
11 5 9 11
11 9 9 11
11 11 15
15 9 15
19 15 11 17
pa

08
17
0

17 96 17 19 19
08 1

3
19 11

0
2 2
0 3 0 0
10 2 2 2 21 08
21 00 2 0 8 0 0 0
2
08 0 2
0
21
C- 085 T 21
0 2
0
S - 12 21 21 21
23 23 23 23
23 23
 STEP #3
• Open Tank
your dividers to the distance between your DR positions.
Running FIX
• Mark the point along your trackline that is an equivalent distance
from the point where the first LOP crossed the trackline.
Light
FL 6s 58ft 9M

Lon
g
9 Po
9 5 5 int 5 9
9 9
9
11 5 9 11
11 9 9 11
11 11 15
15 9 15
19 15 11
pa

08
17
0

17 96 17 19

3
08 1

19 11

0
2 2
0 4 nm 3 0 0
10 2 2 08
21800 0 8 0 0
21
0 2
2
0 21
C- 085 T 21
0 2
0
S - 12 21 21 21
23 23
20 23
min @ 12 kts23 = 4 nm 23 23
 STEP #4
• DrawTank
a line, parallel to the first LOP, through that marked point.
Running FIX
• Label the forwarded LOP with the original and advanced times.
Light
FL 6s 58ft 9M

Lon
g
9 Po
9 5 5 int 5 9
9 9
9
11 5 9 11
11 9 9 11
11 11 15

30
15 9 15
11

-0 8
19 pa 15

08
17
0

19

10
17 96 17

3
08 1

19 11

08
2 2
0 4 nm 3 0 0
10 2 2 08
21800 0 8 0 0
21
0 2
2
0 21
C- 085 T 21
0 2
0
S - 12 21 21 21
23 23
20 23
min @ 12 kts23 = 4 nm 23 23
 STEP #5
• Where the LOP’s cross is the running fix position.
Tank
Running FIX
• Mark a circle and label the “R-FIX” with the time.
Light
FL 6s 58ft 9M

Lon
g
9 Po
9 5 5 int 5 9
9 9
9
11 5 9 11
11 9 9 11
11 11 15

30
15 9 15
11

-0 8
19 pa 15

08
17
0

19

10
17 96 17

3
08 1

19 11

08
2 2
0 4 nm 3 0 0
10 2 2 08
21800 0 8 0 0
21
0 2
2
0 21
C- 085 T 21
0 2
0
S - 12 21 21 21 C- 085
0830
23 23 23 23 R-Fix T
23 2
S - 123
Running Fix

You can also plot a

running fix using
two navaids.

Advance the first

LOP to the time of
the LOP of the
second navaid.
 Running Fix
A circle of position (range from a navaid) can
also be advanced for use in a running fix.
Running Fix

Advance the navaid the

direction of your
course & the distance
between your DRs.

Redraw your first

range circle from the
advanced navaid.
 Running Fix

Course changes between LOP’s

 Running Fix

Course changes between LOP’s

 Estimated Position (EP)

The most probable position of the vessel

determined from incomplete data or data of
questionable accuracy.

A DR with an extra piece of information.

Used when you can’t obtain a second LOP.

 Estimated Position (EP)
There are several ways to plot EP’s, depending on
the “extra information” available.
When using a single LOP, the EP is the point on
the LOP closest to your DR position.
Estimated Position (EP)

•Draw a line segment

perpendicular to the
LOP that intersects
the DR position.
•The point where the
segment meets the
LOP is the EP
 EP with a Known Current
At 0900 your position is LAT 37°00.0'N, LONG
75°30.0'W. You are on course 270°T at 6 knots.
You estimated the current to be 137°T at 1.0 knot.
What is your 1000 estimated position?

0 0
10 C – 270 0900
S–6
 EP with a Known Current
At 0900 your position is LAT 37°00.0'N, LONG
75°30.0'W. You are on course 270°T at 6 knots. You
estimated the current to be 137°T at 1.0 knots. What is
your 1000 estimated position?

0 0
10 C – 270 0900
S–6

1000

LAT 36°59.5'N, LONG 75°37.0'W

Position Reliability

Fix

Running Fix

Estimated Position

Dead Reckoning
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