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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 279008
Your 0820 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0750 your fix is 031°T, 3.3 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 102°T at 5.6 kn through the water. At 0820 a new fix puts you 219°T, 3.1 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 0820 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.
| 0750 fix | 031°T, 3.3 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 102°T, 5.6 kn |
| 0820 fix | 219°T, 3.1 nm from Tern Island tower |
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