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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 364004
Your 1305 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1225 your fix is 051°T, 1.6 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 025°T at 8.2 kn through the water. At 1305 a new fix puts you 303°T, 3.7 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 1305 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 40 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1225 fix | 051°T, 1.6 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 025°T, 8.2 kn |
| 1305 fix | 303°T, 3.7 nm from Tern Island tower |
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