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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 123007
Your 1020 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0920 your fix is 320°T, 2.3 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 212°T at 4.2 kn through the water. At 1020 a new fix puts you 049°T, 1.2 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 1020 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.
| 0920 fix | 320°T, 2.3 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 212°T, 4.2 kn |
| 1020 fix | 049°T, 1.2 nm from Heron Point Light |
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