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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 154007
Your 0930 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0845 your fix is 063°T, 1.6 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 015°T at 5.7 kn through the water. At 0930 a new fix puts you 241°T, 2.7 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 0930 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.
| 0845 fix | 063°T, 1.6 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 015°T, 5.7 kn |
| 0930 fix | 241°T, 2.7 nm from Tern Island tower |
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