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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 125007
Your 1610 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1525 your fix is 036°T, 3.0 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 081°T at 5.7 kn through the water. At 1610 a new fix puts you 143°T, 2.5 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 1610 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.
| 1525 fix | 036°T, 3.0 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 081°T, 5.7 kn |
| 1610 fix | 143°T, 2.5 nm from Tern Island tower |
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