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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 352005
Your 1350 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1220 your fix is 323°T, 1.5 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 239°T at 4.9 kn through the water. At 1350 a new fix puts you 070°T, 1.6 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 1350 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 90 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1220 fix | 323°T, 1.5 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 239°T, 4.9 kn |
| 1350 fix | 070°T, 1.6 nm from Heron Point Light |
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