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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 130008
Your 1350 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1320 your fix is 034°T, 3.6 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 113°T at 5.3 kn through the water. At 1350 a new fix puts you 197°T, 2.3 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 1350 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 30 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1320 fix | 034°T, 3.6 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 113°T, 5.3 kn |
| 1350 fix | 197°T, 2.3 nm from Tern Island tower |
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