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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 246002
Your 1110 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1020 your fix is 055°T, 2.3 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 003°T at 6.6 kn through the water. At 1110 a new fix puts you 305°T, 3.6 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 50 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1020 fix | 055°T, 2.3 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 003°T, 6.6 kn |
| 1110 fix | 305°T, 3.6 nm from Tern Island tower |
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