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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 272002
Your 1210 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1140 your fix is 205°T, 2.7 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 232°T at 6.3 kn through the water. At 1210 a new fix puts you 073°T, 1.2 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 1210 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.
| 1140 fix | 205°T, 2.7 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 232°T, 6.3 kn |
| 1210 fix | 073°T, 1.2 nm from Heron Point Light |
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