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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 35008
Your 1120 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1000 your fix is 337°T, 1.9 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 227°T at 4.0 kn through the water. At 1120 a new fix puts you 038°T, 3.6 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 1120 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 80 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1000 fix | 337°T, 1.9 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 227°T, 4.0 kn |
| 1120 fix | 038°T, 3.6 nm from Heron Point Light |
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