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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 111007
Your 1225 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1150 your fix is 051°T, 2.5 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 347°T at 5.6 kn through the water. At 1225 a new fix puts you 282°T, 3.8 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 1225 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 35 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1150 fix | 051°T, 2.5 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 347°T, 5.6 kn |
| 1225 fix | 282°T, 3.8 nm from Tern Island tower |
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