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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 109001
Your 1320 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1240 your fix is 260°T, 3.1 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 193°T at 4.4 kn through the water. At 1320 a new fix puts you 073°T, 2.4 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 1320 DR, then find the current: set (the true direction the water moved you, from the DR to the fix) and drift (its speed in knots over the 40 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1240 fix | 260°T, 3.1 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 193°T, 4.4 kn |
| 1320 fix | 073°T, 2.4 nm from Heron Point Light |
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