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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 280005
Your 0755 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0705 your fix is 356°T, 2.1 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 087°T at 4.9 kn through the water. At 0755 a new fix puts you 220°T, 3.2 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 0755 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.
| 0705 fix | 356°T, 2.1 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 087°T, 4.9 kn |
| 0755 fix | 220°T, 3.2 nm from Tern Island tower |
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