the following three rules should provides a means of computing the DMD for each course of a

traverse.

Rule 1: The DMD of the first course is equal to the departure of the course.
Rule 2: The DMD of any other course is equal to the DMD of the preceding course,
plus the departure of the preceding course , plus the departure of the course itself.
Rule 3: The DMD of the last course is numerically equal to the departure of that course, but with
the opposite sign.
the following rules also provide a means of computing the DPD for each course of a traverse.
Rule 1: The DPD of the first course is equal to the latitude of the course.
Rule 2: The DPD of any course is equal to the DPD of the preceding course, plus the latitude of the
preceding course, plus the latitude of the course itself.
Rule 3: The DPD of the last course is numerically equal to the latitude of that course but with the
opposite sign.