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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 183001
Your 0810 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0730 your fix is 024°T, 2.1 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 073°T at 4.1 kn through the water. At 0810 a new fix puts you 239°T, 3.4 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 0810 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.
| 0730 fix | 024°T, 2.1 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 073°T, 4.1 kn |
| 0810 fix | 239°T, 3.4 nm from Tern Island tower |
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