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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 204006
Your 1110 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1025 your fix is 077°T, 2.4 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 014°T at 4.2 kn through the water. At 1110 a new fix puts you 248°T, 3.1 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 1110 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.
| 1025 fix | 077°T, 2.4 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 014°T, 4.2 kn |
| 1110 fix | 248°T, 3.1 nm from Tern Island tower |
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