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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 345008
Your 1435 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1330 your fix is 289°T, 1.8 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 225°T at 5.2 kn through the water. At 1435 a new fix puts you 013°T, 1.6 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 1435 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 65 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1330 fix | 289°T, 1.8 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 225°T, 5.2 kn |
| 1435 fix | 013°T, 1.6 nm from Heron Point Light |
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