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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 124008
Your 1135 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1100 your fix is 248°T, 3.6 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 249°T at 6.4 kn through the water. At 1135 a new fix puts you 345°T, 1.3 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 1135 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.
| 1100 fix | 248°T, 3.6 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 249°T, 6.4 kn |
| 1135 fix | 345°T, 1.3 nm from Heron Point Light |
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