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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 232005
Your 1355 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1325 your fix is 261°T, 1.4 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 197°T at 5.2 kn through the water. At 1355 a new fix puts you 064°T, 3.1 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 1355 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 30 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1325 fix | 261°T, 1.4 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 197°T, 5.2 kn |
| 1355 fix | 064°T, 3.1 nm from Heron Point Light |
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