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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 206004
Your 1100 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1025 your fix is 052°T, 3.1 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 006°T at 8.1 kn through the water. At 1100 a new fix puts you 289°T, 3.2 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 1100 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 35 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1025 fix | 052°T, 3.1 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 006°T, 8.1 kn |
| 1100 fix | 289°T, 3.2 nm from Tern Island tower |
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