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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 123004
Your 1335 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1235 your fix is 342°T, 1.9 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 101°T at 7.7 kn through the water. At 1335 a new fix puts you 139°T, 2.7 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 1335 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 60 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1235 fix | 342°T, 1.9 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 101°T, 7.7 kn |
| 1335 fix | 139°T, 2.7 nm from Tern Island tower |
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