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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 178004
Your 0755 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0715 your fix is 023°T, 2.7 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 015°T at 4.4 kn through the water. At 0755 a new fix puts you 284°T, 4.0 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 0755 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 40 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0715 fix | 023°T, 2.7 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 015°T, 4.4 kn |
| 0755 fix | 284°T, 4.0 nm from Tern Island tower |
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