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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 253005
Your 1310 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1230 your fix is 065°T, 2.6 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 026°T at 5.6 kn through the water. At 1310 a new fix puts you 303°T, 2.6 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 1310 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.
| 1230 fix | 065°T, 2.6 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 026°T, 5.6 kn |
| 1310 fix | 303°T, 2.6 nm from Tern Island tower |
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