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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 123008
Your 1100 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1015 your fix is 055°T, 2.4 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 036°T at 4.0 kn through the water. At 1100 a new fix puts you 278°T, 2.3 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 1100 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 45 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1015 fix | 055°T, 2.4 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 036°T, 4.0 kn |
| 1100 fix | 278°T, 2.3 nm from Tern Island tower |
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