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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 16006
Your 1155 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1050 your fix is 330°T, 1.9 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 233°T at 4.8 kn through the water. At 1155 a new fix puts you 049°T, 3.4 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 1155 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 65 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1050 fix | 330°T, 1.9 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 233°T, 4.8 kn |
| 1155 fix | 049°T, 3.4 nm from Heron Point Light |
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