Hmmmm... There should be both a Docking Point pair (that goes in the Dock chunk) _and_ a multiple point path (4 points or more) in the Path chunk.
In the case of the Docking point pair, in V's models the second point is always offset slightly (fractions of a meter) in the axis that is parallel to the surface in the vicinity of the docking point and which is along the "approach axis". It is also offset by a larger degree (between 1 and 2 meters) in the axis that is perpendicular to the approach axis.
Example: If the docking ring were on top of the ship, then the approach axis would be the Y axis (up/down) and the axis perpendicular to it would be the Z axis (front/back). In this case the X axis (left/right) would be the same between the two points in the Docking chunk. The difference between the two points in the approach axis (Y in this case) would be small, fractions of a meter. The difference between the two points in the Z axis would be a meter or so (usually between 1 and 2 meters in V's models).
Further note, the path (in the Path chunk) usually ends just shy of the first point of the Docking Point pair in the "approach axis" and is approximately centered between the two points in the other axis (which has the 1 to 2 meter delta). Also, the radius of the last point in the Path is set to a shade more than the delta in the Docking Point pair in the approach axis, so that both points are within the radius of the last Path point.
(Still confused? Look at some of the V models that dock well. Load them into Fred2, turn on "Show Model Paths" and "Show Docking Points", and voila, instant picture of the words above)
