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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 149005
Your 1400 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1310 your fix is 213°T, 2.1 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 290°T at 4.4 kn through the water. At 1400 a new fix puts you 029°T, 3.7 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 1400 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 50 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1310 fix | 213°T, 2.1 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 290°T, 4.4 kn |
| 1400 fix | 029°T, 3.7 nm from Heron Point Light |
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